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Winner — 1977

RAM SAGAR PD. YADAV
INC· INC
INC 46.6%JNP 28.4%7 others 25.0%
Votes
27,482
46.6% share
Winning margin
10,759
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
47.9%
of 1,22,960

Sitamarhi is a safe seat — RAM SAGAR PD. YADAV won by 18.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SAGAR PD. YADAV
INC
27,48246.6%
2
RAMSWARATH RAI
Janata
16,72328.4%
3
RAM SWAROOP SINGH
Left
7,26412.3%
4
RAM SAKAL SINGH
IND
5,7419.7%
5
RAM GULAM KHIRHAR
IND
6181.1%
6
DUKH BHAJAN KUMAR
IND
5460.9%
7
SATYANDRA NATH VERMA
IND
3490.6%
8
ISHWAR PRASAD
IND
1770.3%
9
SATYA NARAIN PRASAD KESRI
IND
440.1%

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
lean
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%JNP 28.4%CPI 12.3%IND 9.7%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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