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Bihar · PC 19 · 2014

Maharajganj

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

JANARDAN SINGH \SIGRIWAL\
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.9%RJD 33.3%9 others 28.8%
Votes
3,20,753
37.9% share
Winning margin
38,415
4.5% of votes
Total votes cast
8,46,654
Candidates
11
Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN SINGH \SIGRIWAL\
NDA (NDA)
3,20,75337.9%
2
PRABHU NATH SINGH
UPA
2,82,33833.4%
3
MANORANJAN SINGH
1,49,48317.7%
NOTA
NOTA
23,4042.8%
5
BRINDA PATHAK
IND
17,1862.0%
6
UMASHANKAR TIWARI
IND
11,5991.4%
7
NAGENDRA PRASAD
11,1891.3%
8
DR. GOPAL PRASAD
IND
10,6021.3%
9
SHIV NATH MAHTO
IND
8,8741.1%
10
RINA RANI
6,4300.8%
11
BYAS MANJHI
BMUP
4,7960.6%

Low turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
19th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.9%RJD 33.4%JD(U) 17.7%OTH 8.3%NOTA 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.79 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

Figures are for Saran, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tomato
🏛️

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds…

🏛️MonumentASI

(i) All ancient structures and other monuments or remains and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains within the limit of the said ancient city of Manjhi. (ii) Remains of the ancient city Manjhi

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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