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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1985
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1985
RAGHUNATH PANDEY
INC· INC
INC 80.2%BJP 12.7%15 others 7.1%
Votes
83,495
80.2% share
Winning margin
70,298
67.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,52,155
Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — RAGHUNATH PANDEY won by 67.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH PANDEY | INC | 83,495 | 80.2% |
| 2 | RAJESHWAR PD. SINGH BHIKARI | BJP | 13,197 | 12.7% |
| 3 | RAJESHWAR PRASAD SAH | Lok Dal | 2,561 | 2.5% |
| 4 | THAKUR PD. SINGH | Janata | 2,540 | 2.4% |
| 5 | MOH. SAHID | IND | 617 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RAM BABU PATEL | ICS | 450 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GOPAL PRASAD | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 8 | VISHNU DAYAL SHARMA | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SHAMBHU RAI | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JITERNDRA PD. HARSH | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 11 | UMA SHANKAR PD. CHOUDHARY | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DIGVIJOY PANDEY | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ASIF HUSSAIN | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHANDRAMANI BHUSHAN | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VINDA SINGH | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HARSH KUMAR | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 17 | AMITABH KUMAR | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe67.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 80.2%BJP 12.7%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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