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Bihar · PC 5 · 2024
Sitamarhi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR
Janata Dal (United)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.0%RJD 42.3%13 others 10.7%
Votes
5,15,719
47.1% share
Winning margin
51,356
4.7% of votes
Total votes cast
10,96,960
Candidates
15
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR | NDA (NDA) | 5,15,719 | 47.1% |
| 2 | ARJUN RAY | INDIA bloc | 4,64,363 | 42.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 32,133 | 2.9% |
| 4 | SAIQUA NAWAZ AZMAT | IND | 28,912 | 2.6% |
| 5 | SHYAM NANDAN KISHOR PRASAD | IND | 11,188 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BHOLA SINGH | 8,810 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | UPENDRA SAHANI | RJBP | 8,454 | 0.8% |
| 8 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD | IND | 7,114 | 0.7% |
| 9 | VINOD SAH | IND | 4,481 | 0.4% |
| 10 | KRISHNA KISHORE | IND | 3,280 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MUSHAHID RAZA | DJHP | 2,192 | 0.2% |
| 12 | UMESH KUMAR YADAV | IND | 2,128 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAJENDRA MAHTO | KPJD | 1,981 | 0.2% |
| 14 | ANAND KUMAR | IND | 1,796 | 0.2% |
| 15 | ABDUL SAMAD | IND | 1,441 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.8% · max 53.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.1%RJD 42.5%OTH 7.5%NOTA 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.26 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%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.