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Winner — 1995

RAGHUNATH JHA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 58.0%BPP 28.9%24 others 13.1%
Votes
55,051
58.0% share
Winning margin
27,598
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,87,177

Sheohar is a safe seat — RAGHUNATH JHA won by 29.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUNATH JHA
Janata Dal
55,05158.0%
2
ANAND MOHAN
BPP
27,45328.9%
3
AJAY KU. GUPTA
IND
5,1495.4%
4
DEVENDER KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,2971.4%
5
RAM BABU SINGH
INC
1,1381.2%
6
CHINTRANJAN SINGH
IND
4590.5%
7
SHATRUGHAN RAUT
IND
4020.4%
8
ARVIND KUMAR YADAV
IND
3950.4%
9
RAGUNATH SINGH-I
IND
3730.4%
10
NANDU SINGH
IND
3470.4%
11
HARDYA NANDAN JHA
3010.3%
12
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
2970.3%
13
RAMAGYA SINGH
IND
2890.3%
14
MAHENDER BAITHA
IND
2650.3%
15
KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
2550.3%
16
TRIPURARI KUNWAR
IND
2220.2%
17
RAM SHANKAR RAM
IND
2220.2%
18
RAGHUNATH SINGH-II
IND
2130.2%
19
KAMLENDER KU. SINGH
IND
1460.1%
20
RAM VINAY PASWAN
1250.1%
21
RAM BALAK DWIVEDI
IND
1250.1%
22
ASHOK TIWARI
IND
1190.1%
23
SATYANARAYAN PRASAD
IND
1160.1%
24
VASDEV PRASAD
IND
950.1%
25
SRIKANT PD. GUPTA
IND
640.1%
26
RAVINDER NATH PANDEY
IND
640.1%

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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 58.0%BPP 28.9%IND 5.4%OTH 7.7%

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?

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