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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2000
Muzaffarpur
Winner — 2000
VIJENDRA CHAUDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 56.2%BJP 38.9%13 others 4.9%
Votes
86,873
56.2% share
Winning margin
26,833
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.9%
of 2,38,213
Muzaffarpur is a safe seat — VIJENDRA CHAUDHARY won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJENDRA CHAUDHARY | RJD | 86,873 | 56.2% |
| 2 | SURESH KUMAR SHARMA | NDA | 60,040 | 38.9% |
| 3 | ARVIND KUMAR | INC | 4,575 | 3.0% |
| 4 | JANBAZ ALI | CPI(ML)(L) | 943 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MAHESH PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 701 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SUREKHA DEVI SAHU | AD | 541 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KUMARESHWAR SAHAY | BJC(R) | 263 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA MADHUP | IND | 208 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SANTOSH KUMAR JHA | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 10 | UDAY SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 69 | 0.0% |
| 11 | RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 12 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | NCP | 54 | 0.0% |
| 13 | AJAY KUMAR | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 14 | MUKHYALAL PASWAN | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 15 | PRAVEEN KUMAR | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
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
safe17.4%
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
RJD 56.2%BJP 38.9%OTH 4.9%
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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