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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1995
Sitamarhi
Winner — 1995
HARI SHANKAR PRASAD
BJP· BJP
BJP 36.1%JD 34.8%45 others 29.1%
Votes
43,255
36.1% share
Winning margin
1,533
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
47
Turnout
57.3%
of 2,09,074
Sitamarhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,533 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
47 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI SHANKAR PRASAD | BJP | 43,255 | 36.1% |
| 2 | SHAHID ALI KHAN | Janata Dal | 41,722 | 34.8% |
| 3 | RAMDEV SINGH | BPP | 15,134 | 12.6% |
| 4 | MAHESH PRASAD RAI | INC | 10,355 | 8.6% |
| 5 | SHAFIKH KHAN | 2,626 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | SHEKH ABDULLAH | JP | 905 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAMJINIS RAM | IND | 499 | 0.4% |
| 8 | RAMKUMAR SINGH | IND | 474 | 0.4% |
| 9 | JIVESHCHANDER DWIVEDI | IND | 399 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ATIKUR RAHMAN | 396 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | GANESH RAI | Samajwadi Party | 363 | 0.3% |
| 12 | NAGENDER SINGH PATEL | IND | 286 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAMKRIPAL CHAUDHARY | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MAHENDER PRASAD | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SHASHIBHUSHAN SHARAN | 207 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | IZRIEL (MO.) | IND | 189 | 0.2% |
| 17 | MAJULARANI SARAN | PSSS | 178 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAMPAKSH SINGH | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MANOJ KUMAR AGARWAL | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 20 | DEVI MEHTO | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SURAJ PASWAN | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAM PADARATH MISHRA | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 23 | NIRBHAY KUMAR JAWALA | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 24 | RAJDEV JHA | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RAMLAKHAN CHAUDHARY | 99 | 0.1% | |
| 26 | SHANKAR PRASAD YADAV | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 27 | SHANKAR PRASAD SRIVASTAV | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 28 | KAMALDEV SHUKAL | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 29 | CHANDESHWAR KUMAR | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 30 | NAGA PASWAN | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 31 | AJIM ALI (MO.) | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 32 | RAMVATI SINHA | SOP(L) | 71 | 0.1% |
| 33 | RAM KISHORE PRASAD | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 34 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 35 | VINDHVASNI KUNWAR | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 36 | MUNINDER KUMAR VERMA | SJP(R) | 63 | 0.1% |
| 37 | AKBAR ALI (MO.) | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 38 | CHHOTELAL RAI | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 39 | RAKESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 40 | SUBODH KUMAR | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 41 | DILIP KUMAR | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 42 | RAM VINOD YADAV | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 43 | IVRAR ANSARI | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 44 | KRISHANNANDAN THAKUR | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 45 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 46 | VISHNUDEV THAKUR | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 47 | AWADH KISHORE THAKUR | IND | 43 | 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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.1%JD 34.8%BPP 12.6%INC 8.6%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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