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Bihar · PC 34 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Sasaram (SC)
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
CHHEDI PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.2%INC 35.8%10 others 21.0%
Votes
3,66,087
43.2% share
Winning margin
63,327
7.5% of votes
Total votes cast
8,46,788
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHEDI PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 3,66,087 | 43.2% |
| 2 | MEIRA KUMAR | UPA | 3,02,760 | 35.8% |
| 3 | KARRA PARASU RAMAIAH | 93,310 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | BALESHWAR BHARTI | 31,528 | 3.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 13,379 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GEETA ARYA | 11,005 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | TETRI DEVI | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,486 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SURENDRA RAM | IND | 6,144 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJNARAIN RAO | IND | 4,395 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAVIKANT CHAUDHARY | IND | 3,980 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SAROJ RAM | BMUP | 3,906 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NAND LAL RAM | IND | 2,808 | 0.3% |
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Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.6% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
20th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.2%INC 35.8%JD(U) 11.0%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.93 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
Figures are for Kaimur (Bhabua), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill
🏛️MonumentASI
Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill
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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple
🏛️MonumentASI
Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.