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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1995
Sheohar
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH JHA | Janata Dal | 55,051 | 58.0% |
| 2 | ANAND MOHAN | BPP | 27,453 | 28.9% |
| 3 | AJAY KU. GUPTA | IND | 5,149 | 5.4% |
| 4 | DEVENDER KUMAR YADAV | IND | 1,297 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RAM BABU SINGH | INC | 1,138 | 1.2% |
| 6 | CHINTRANJAN SINGH | IND | 459 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHATRUGHAN RAUT | IND | 402 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ARVIND KUMAR YADAV | IND | 395 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAGUNATH SINGH-I | IND | 373 | 0.4% |
| 10 | NANDU SINGH | IND | 347 | 0.4% |
| 11 | HARDYA NANDAN JHA | 301 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAMAGYA SINGH | IND | 289 | 0.3% |
| 14 | MAHENDER BAITHA | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 15 | KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 255 | 0.3% |
| 16 | TRIPURARI KUNWAR | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM SHANKAR RAM | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 18 | RAGHUNATH SINGH-II | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
| 19 | KAMLENDER KU. SINGH | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAM VINAY PASWAN | 125 | 0.1% | |
| 21 | RAM BALAK DWIVEDI | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 22 | ASHOK TIWARI | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SATYANARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 24 | VASDEV PRASAD | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SRIKANT PD. GUPTA | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAVINDER NATH PANDEY | IND | 64 | 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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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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