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Bihar · PC 39 · 2024
Nawada
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
VIVEK THAKUR
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.1%RJD 39.3%7 others 13.6%
Votes
4,10,608
47.2% share
Winning margin
67,670
7.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,71,838
Candidates
9
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total
Low turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
40th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%RJD 39.4%OTH 11.9%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.05 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%
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.