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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1962
Supaul
Winner — 1962
PARMESHWAR KUMAR
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 45.1%INC 42.4%3 others 12.5%
Votes
25,404
45.1% share
Winning margin
1,559
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.6%
of 1,01,212
A closely fought contest. PARMESHWAR KUMAR won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMESHWAR KUMAR | Praja Socialist Party | 25,404 | 45.1% |
| 2 | LAHTAN CHOUDHARY | INC | 23,845 | 42.4% |
| 3 | JAGDISH JHA | SOC | 3,610 | 6.4% |
| 4 | MAHESWAR BUX SINGH | Swatantra Party | 2,707 | 4.8% |
| 5 | JAYANAND THAKUR | IND | 712 | 1.3% |
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.
Low turnout (203rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 45.1%INC 42.4%SOC 6.4%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
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