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Winner — 2010

SURENDRA MEHTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.2%LJP 24.0%10 others 36.8%
Votes
50,602
39.2% share
Winning margin
19,618
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
52.9%
of 2,43,998

Begusarai is a safe seat — SURENDRA MEHTA won by 15.2%.

Seat history

6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA MEHTA
NDA (NDA)
50,60239.2%
2
UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
30,98424.0%
3
MD. USMAN
19,92915.4%
4
SHANTI SWAMI
INC
8,3096.4%
5
SURENDRA KUMAR SAHNI
BSP
4,8093.7%
6
RAJEEV KUMAR 'AMAR'
IND
2,9702.3%
7
KUSHESHWAR PASWAN ALIAS KUNDAN
IND
2,5642.0%
8
DILIP KUMAR
2,5392.0%
9
ARUN KUMAR PASWAN
2,2281.7%
10
AMARJIT KUMAR
LSSP
1,5481.2%
11
DINESH PRASAD SINGH ALIAS DINESHANAND JI MAHARAJ
AKBMP
1,4301.1%
12
DILIP KESRI
1,1580.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.2%LJP 24.0%CPM 15.4%INC 6.4%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Maize

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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