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Winner — 2025

RANJAN KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.4%INC 36.0%19 others 10.6%
Votes
1,00,477
53.4% share
Winning margin
32,657
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.4%
of 3,16,880

Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — RANJAN KUMAR won by 17.4%.

Seat history

5 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANJAN KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
1,00,47753.4%
2
BIJENDRA CHAUDHARY
67,82036.1%
3
DR. A.K. DAS
JANSURAJ
10,1735.4%
4
SANJAY KUMAR KEJRIWAL
IND
1,6510.9%
5
CHANDRA BHUSHAN PRASAD
IND
9570.5%
6
KANHAIYA KUMAR
IND
8050.4%
7
SANJAY KUMAR S/O JATAN RAJAK
IND
7530.4%
8
SHANU KUMAR
ASPKR
6630.3%
NOTA
NOTA
6060.3%
10
BASKIT KUMAR SHARMA
IND
6040.3%
11
BALAK NATH SAHANI
5940.3%
12
SANJAY KUMAR S/O LATE NAND KISHOR PRASAD
IND
4600.2%
13
MD HASAN
4340.2%
14
ANAND PATEL
IND
3880.2%
15
ASHOK KUMAR JHA
GJNP
3010.2%
16
DHANVANTI DEVI
LCD
2750.1%
17
AWADHESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
2730.1%
18
MANOJ KUMAR
RJBP
2230.1%
19
MD SHABBIR ANSARI
IND
2220.1%
20
AJAY KUMAR
BJKVP
2210.1%
21
AMAN KUMAR JHA
1710.1%

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

Low turnout (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 3.7% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
223rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%INC 36.1%JANSURAJ 5.4%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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