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Winner — 1990

RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV
INC· INC
INC 23.6%JD 23.4%28 others 52.9%
Votes
30,119
23.6% share
Winning margin
239
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,80,543

Bakhtiarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 239 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

30 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV
INC
30,11923.6%
2
RAJENDER SINGH
National Front
29,88023.4%
3
KESHARI KISHOR SINGH
BJP
26,11620.5%
4
SURENDER PRASAD
IND
9,2947.3%
5
MADAN SHARMA
JNP(JP)
6,1154.8%
6
DEVENDER PRASAD
IND
5,0564.0%
7
RAGHUVANSH KUMAR
IND
4,4543.5%
8
KAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
Left
4,3783.4%
9
RAM SWARATH SINGH
PBI
3,4332.7%
10
DINESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
3,1802.5%
11
RAMJI SINGH
IND
2,6902.1%
12
SHIV KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
7460.6%
13
JAWAHAR PASWAN
IND
5800.5%
14
SUBRAT KUMAR
ICS(SCS)
2670.2%
15
RAMKIRT SINGH
IND
2300.2%
16
RAMESHWAR DAS
IND
1800.1%
17
CHANDESHWAR SINGH
IND
1540.1%
18
VINDESHWARI PRASAD SINGH
IND
990.1%
19
LALLU MAHTO
900.1%
20
JAGDISH THAKUR
IND
690.1%
21
KAPIL DEV SINGH
DBM
620.1%
22
N. KUMAR
IND
600.1%
23
JAI KUMAR NIRALA
FBL
420.0%
24
HARDEV RAI
IND
400.0%
25
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
360.0%
26
RAM NARAIN SAL
IND
330.0%
27
PRADEEP KUMAR RAI
LKD(B)
330.0%
28
VISHNU RAI
IND
240.0%
29
BALESHWAR SINGH
IND
230.0%
30
JAYANTI YADAV
IND
210.0%

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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.6%JD 23.4%BJP 20.5%IND 7.3%OTH 25.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice

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