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Winner — 2000

SHAHID ALI KHAN
RJD· RJD
RJD 39.2%BJP 39.2%15 others 21.6%
Votes
58,740
39.2% share
Winning margin
35
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
67.2%
of 2,23,065

Sitamarhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 35 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAHID ALI KHAN
RJD
58,74039.2%
2
HARISHANKAR PRASAD
NDA
58,70539.2%
3
BAIDYANATH HATHI
9,2496.2%
4
DR. INDAL SINGH NAVIN
IND
6,3744.3%
5
KHALIL ANSARI
INC
6,2534.2%
6
MAHESH PRASAD RAI
IND
4,1012.7%
7
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
NCP
2,5891.7%
8
OM PRAKASH
SWJP
8940.6%
9
MANOJ KUMAR
6210.4%
10
VISHWANATH SINGH
BSP
4930.3%
11
BHAGAWAN RAI
Samajwadi Party
4100.3%
12
NAGESHWAR PASWAN
IND
4100.3%
13
AWADH KISHORE YADAV
BJC(R)
3490.2%
14
AZIMULLAH
IND
2060.1%
15
GHAN SYAM KUMAR
AJBP
1770.1%
16
NAGA PASWAN
IND
1730.1%
17
RAMJINIS RAM
IND
590.0%

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.

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 39.2%BJP 39.2%CPI 6.2%OTH 15.4%

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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