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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1985
Hajipur
Winner — 1985
MOTI LAL SINHA KANAN
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 45.7%INC 24.7%16 others 29.7%
Votes
39,592
45.6% share
Winning margin
18,197
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,46,021
Hajipur is a safe seat — MOTI LAL SINHA KANAN won by 21.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTI LAL SINHA KANAN | Lok Dal | 39,592 | 45.6% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH PRASAD RAI | INC | 21,395 | 24.7% |
| 3 | UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA | Left | 15,945 | 18.4% |
| 4 | JAGANNATH YADAV | Janata | 4,598 | 5.3% |
| 5 | RAMBAHADUR MITRA | Left | 1,447 | 1.7% |
| 6 | DEVI BHAGAT | IND | 1,094 | 1.3% |
| 7 | MD. NAYAM UDIN | IND | 681 | 0.8% |
| 8 | NARESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 549 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SHAKUNTALA DEVI | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAMESH SINGH | IND | 267 | 0.3% |
| 11 | KAMLESH RAM | IND | 225 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BHARAT PRASAD | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAJ KUMAR PRASAD | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 14 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 15 | CHITAWAN SINGH | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SRINATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SARBHU NARAIN RAI | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
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 (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 45.6%INC 24.7%CPI 18.4%JNP 5.3%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
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