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Bihar · PC 34 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Sasaram (SC)

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

CHHEDI PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.8%INC 33.8%12 others 15.5%
Votes
4,94,800
50.8% share
Winning margin
1,65,745
17.0% of votes
Total votes cast
9,74,749
Candidates
14
Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHEDI PASWAN
NDA (NDA)
4,94,80050.8%
2
MEIRA KUMAR
3,29,05533.8%
3
MANOJ KUMAR
86,4068.9%
NOTA
NOTA
18,9881.9%
5
ASHOK BAITHA
IND
10,0291.0%
6
RAMEKBAL RAM
IND
6,4100.7%
7
DHARMRAJ PASWAN
LJVM
5,9780.6%
8
SATYA NARAYAN PASWAN
IND
5,2220.5%
9
SATYA NARAYAN RAM
APoI
4,7700.5%
10
RAJANIKANT CHOUDHARY
IND
3,5570.4%
11
VIDYA JYOTI
BMUP
2,7460.3%
12
ASHOK KUMAR PASWAN
IND
2,6650.3%
13
RAGHUNI RAM SHASTRI
IND
2,4210.3%
14
NIRMALA DEVI
PSPL
1,7020.2%

Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.6% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.8%INC 33.8%BSP 8.9%OTH 4.7%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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