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63. Sheohar

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009

IN-SHEOHAR

BJP 40.8%won by 22.0%BSP 18.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 22.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • BJP vote shareBJP went from 34.4% to 40.8% of the vote here (+6.4%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 59.6% between them, down from 79.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 9.8% to 45.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
12,69,056
Turnout
45.1%
Valid votes
5,72,269
Margin
1,25,684
21.96%

Since 2004

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
RJD
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPBSP swing
−8.3%
BJP share
34.4% 40.8%
BSP share
4.1% 18.8%
Turnout
54.9% 45.1%