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Maharajganj

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Janardan Singh (Sigriwal)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 56.2%RJD 32.4%10 others 11.4%
Votes
5,46,352
56.2% share
Winning margin
2,30,772
23.7% of votes
Total votes cast
9,72,703
Candidates
12
Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Janardan Singh (Sigriwal)
NDA (NDA)
5,46,35256.2%
2
Randhir Kumar Singh
3,15,58032.4%
3
Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav
25,0392.6%
NOTA
NOTA
22,1682.3%
5
M.K. Singh Rathour
IND
20,4972.1%
6
Dr. Shree Bhagwan Singh
IND
13,1371.4%
7
Aravind Kumar Sharma
BJKD
8,0060.8%
8
Rajendra kumar
IND
7,0570.7%
9
Menka Raman
IND
6,0260.6%
10
Ali Azhar Ansari
ManJP
3,3010.3%
11
Subash Singh
JGHTP
2,9000.3%
12
Dr. Gopal Prasad
BNSKP
2,6400.3%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.7%
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 56.2%RJD 32.4%OTH 9.1%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.35 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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