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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1957
Hajipur
Winner — 1957
DIP NARAIN SINHA
INC· INC
INC 44.1%IND 23.8%4 others 32.1%
Votes
15,789
44.1% share
Winning margin
7,264
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.1%
of 62,734
Hajipur is a safe seat — DIP NARAIN SINHA won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIP NARAIN SINHA | 15,789 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | AMIR SINGH | IND | 8,525 | 23.8% |
| 3 | KISHORI PRASANA SINHA | 7,235 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | BISHWANATH PRASAD SINGH | 1,782 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | DEVI PRASAD SINHA | CNPSPJP | 1,662 | 4.6% |
| 6 | RAM SWARUP PRASAD SINHA | IND | 819 | 2.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.9% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
41st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%IND 23.8%CPI 20.2%OTH 11.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.