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Bihar · PC 39 · 2019

Nawada

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Chandan Singh
LJP· NDA (NDA)
LJP 52.6%RJD 36.9%12 others 10.5%
Votes
4,95,684
52.6% share
Winning margin
1,48,072
15.7% of votes
Total votes cast
9,42,462
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Chandan Singh
NDA (NDA)
4,95,68452.6%
2
Vibha Devi
3,47,61236.9%
NOTA
NOTA
35,1473.7%
4
Rajesh Kumar
IND
14,9341.6%
5
Vishnu Dev Yadav
11,4031.2%
6
Nivedita Singh
IND
6,7870.7%
7
Rakesh Raushan
IND
6,2820.7%
8
Aditya Pradhan
PPID
4,7810.5%
9
Prof. K.B. Prasad
IND
4,0720.4%
10
Mokim Uddin
RUC
3,7760.4%
11
Ranganatha chary
NDA
3,6760.4%
12
Vijay Ram
MOSP
3,4270.4%
13
Naresh Prasad
IND
2,6510.3%
14
Tulsi Dayal
IND
2,2300.2%

Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 52.6%RJD 36.9%OTH 6.8%NOTA 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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