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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1980
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 1980
RAGHUNATH PANDEY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 67.6%BJP 13.1%22 others 19.3%
Votes
69,252
67.6% share
Winning margin
55,843
54.5% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,53,675
Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — RAGHUNATH PANDEY won by 54.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH PANDEY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 69,252 | 67.6% |
| 2 | RAM KIRPAL SINGH | BJP | 13,409 | 13.1% |
| 3 | RAMDEO SHARMA | Left | 12,356 | 12.1% |
| 4 | BINAY BHUSHAN | JNP(SC) | 2,428 | 2.4% |
| 5 | KEDAR NATH PRASAD | IND | 1,772 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SYED IZHAR HASSAIN | IND | 811 | 0.8% |
| 7 | NARAIN AGARWAL | JNP(JP) | 659 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KANHAIYA SARAN | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KAMLESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAM SAJIWAN THAKUR | 158 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | LAL BABU PRASAD | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 12 | J.P.S. JITENDRA | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BASUDEO SINGH | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KUNKUN MAHTO | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PATHAK RAJ | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JITENDRA PRASAD HARSH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MATHURA PRASAD | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PRABHAT SINGH | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RABINDRA MOHAN PRASAD MADHUR | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MEHENDRA NATH GUPTA | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 22 | VINOD KUMAR SAHI | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 23 | BINDESHWAR THAKUR | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 24 | SAKET BIHARI | IND | 22 | 0.0% |
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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 (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 67.6%BJP 13.1%CPI 12.1%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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