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Bihar · PC 5 · 2014

Sitamarhi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

RAM KUMAR SHARMA
BLSP· NDA (NDA)
BLSP 45.7%RJD 29.2%18 others 25.1%
Votes
4,11,265
45.7% share
Winning margin
1,47,965
16.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,00,588
Candidates
20
Seat history

4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KUMAR SHARMA
BLSP
NDA (NDA)
4,11,26545.7%
2
SITARAM YADAV
UPA
2,63,30029.2%
3
ARJUN RAI
97,18810.8%
4
MAHESH NANDAN SINGH
IND
20,6132.3%
5
KISHORI DAS
18,0432.0%
6
RAJEEV RANJAN
AITC
11,2501.3%
7
CHANDRIKA PRASAD
IND
8,8461.0%
8
MAHESH KUMAR
8,5210.9%
9
SATYENDRA BHANDARI
BMUP
7,8530.9%
10
MOHAMMAD FAIYAZ AHMAD
IND
7,5860.8%
11
SONE LAL SAH
IND
6,1150.7%
12
NARENDRA MISHRA
IND
6,0780.7%
NOTA
NOTA
5,9490.7%
14
AJAY KUMAR
IND
5,4540.6%
15
SYED ABU DOJANA
4,6920.5%
16
SURENDRA KUMAR
BJKVP
4,5010.5%
17
JAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY
LD
3,8800.4%
18
MAHENDRA PRASAD
SJP(R)
3,6950.4%
19
VINOD SAH
IND
2,9960.3%
20
BHARAT BHUSHAN SAHNI
SKLP
2,7630.3%

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
16.4%
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
BLSP 45.7%RJD 29.2%JD(U) 10.8%OTH 13.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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?

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