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Winner — 1995

BAIDYA NATH PANDE
JD· Janata Dal
JD 42.0%INC 23.6%20 others 34.4%
Votes
38,316
42.0% share
Winning margin
16,809
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,53,009

Maharajganj is a safe seat — BAIDYA NATH PANDE won by 18.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIDYA NATH PANDE
Janata Dal
38,31642.0%
2
DAMODAR SINGH
INC
21,50723.6%
3
UMASHANKAR SINGH
SJP(R)
13,09014.3%
4
KAMLESH SINGH
BJP
3,9254.3%
5
ANUSOOYA JAISAWAL
IND
2,9063.2%
6
LALTI DEVI
BPP
2,8353.1%
7
HARENDRA SINGH
2,6522.9%
8
JITENDRA RAI VIDYARTHI
IND
1,2081.3%
9
SHASHIBHUSAN RAI
IND
6440.7%
10
JAGANNATH UPADHYAY
IND
5340.6%
11
RAMAYAN PRASAD SINGH
5300.6%
12
BRAJ BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
5030.6%
13
KANHAIYA YADAWA
IND
4050.4%
14
RAJESH ANAL
IND
3880.4%
15
MANSOOR ALAM
IND
3840.4%
16
CHANDRIKA PRASAD
IND
3630.4%
17
NAYAN PRASAD
IND
3490.4%
18
JAGANNATH THAKUR
IND
2160.2%
19
ANIL KUMAR PANDEY
IND
1850.2%
20
ARBIND KUMAR PRASAD
IND
1470.2%
21
TARKESHWAR RAI
IND
900.1%
22
HEM NARAYAN SINGH
IND
590.1%

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.

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.0%INC 23.6%SJP(R) 14.3%OTH 20.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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