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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1962
Pirpainti
Winner — 1962
BAIKUNTH RAM
INC· INC
INC 37.0%CPI 33.2%6 others 29.8%
Votes
12,955
37.0% share
Winning margin
1,320
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 69,383
A closely fought contest. BAIKUNTH RAM won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIKUNTH RAM | INC | 12,955 | 37.0% |
| 2 | AMBIKA PRASAD | Left | 11,635 | 33.2% |
| 3 | SHIVA NARAYAN RAM | Swatantra Party | 3,472 | 9.9% |
| 4 | NAND KISHORE YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 2,638 | 7.5% |
| 5 | CHANDRADHAR PRASAD NANDKULIYAR | SOC | 1,548 | 4.4% |
| 6 | NAIM | IND | 1,518 | 4.3% |
| 7 | RADHA PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 657 | 1.9% |
| 8 | RAGHUBANS MANI OJHA | 589 | 1.7% |
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 (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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213th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%CPI 33.2%SWA 9.9%PSP 7.5%OTH 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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