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Araria

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.7%LJP 35.6%23 others 25.7%
Votes
2,82,742
38.7% share
Winning margin
22,502
3.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,30,456
Candidates
25
Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
2,82,74238.7%
2
ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN
2,60,24035.6%
3
DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
UPA
49,6496.8%
4
DINESH RATHOUR
IND
27,3083.7%
5
PRINCE VICTOR
IND
22,2643.0%
6
RAJA RAMAN BHASKAR
10,5781.4%
7
LAXMI SADA
IND
9,4871.3%
8
SUKDEO PASWAN
IND
9,0151.2%
9
MOHAMMED SAIFUR RAB
IND
6,9360.9%
10
PRAMOD SINGH YADAV
IND
5,8890.8%
11
ABDUL WAHAB
IND
4,4750.6%
12
SATYA NARAYAN WRITER
IND
4,1990.6%
13
AYAJUDIN
RKJP
4,1790.6%
14
VIJAY SAH
IND
4,0880.6%
15
SADHANA DEVI
IND
3,6280.5%
16
NITYA NAND BISHWAS
IND
3,5340.5%
17
ABDUL GAFOOR
IND
3,1570.4%
18
NASIM AHMAD GHAZI
RJJM
3,0890.4%
19
SADA NAND CHOUDHARY
IND
2,7510.4%
20
KANHAIYA KUMAR DAS
IND
2,7400.4%
21
NAND LAL PASWAN
IND
2,6780.4%
22
KAMALI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,3190.3%
23
OM PRAKASH
IND
1,9550.3%
24
SANJAY KUMAR JHA
IND
1,9240.3%
25
MD. SAJJAD
IND
1,6320.2%

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.7%LJP 35.6%INC 6.8%OTH 18.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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