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Bihar · PC 5 · 2009

Sitamarhi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

ARJUN ROY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.4%INC 21.2%14 others 38.4%
Votes
2,32,782
40.4% share
Winning margin
1,10,566
19.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,76,748
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN ROY
NDA (NDA)
2,32,78240.4%
2
SAMIR KUMAR MAHASETH
UPA
1,22,21621.2%
3
SITARAM YADAV
UPA
1,18,79820.6%
4
S. ABU DAUJANA
LTSD
40,5967.0%
5
MAYA SHANKAR SHARAN
15,1722.6%
6
SONE LAL SAH
IND
10,1661.8%
7
SHANKAR SINHA
Left
9,8531.7%
8
RAVINDRA KUMAR
IND
4,1850.7%
9
RAM KISHORE PRASAD
IND
4,1150.7%
10
MOHAMMAD AFZAL PAINTHER
ANC
3,5390.6%
11
CHANDRIKA PRASAD
IND
2,7380.5%
12
CHITRANJAN GIRI
RPP
2,6350.5%
13
MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA
IND
2,6030.5%
14
PAPPU KUMAR MISHRA
IND
2,5860.5%
15
DINESH PRASAD
IND
2,5740.5%
16
ZAHID
IND
2,1900.4%

Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.8% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.4%INC 21.2%RJD 20.6%LTSD 7.0%OTH 10.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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