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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1967
Vaishali
Winner — 1967
L.P. SHAHI
INC· INC
INC 58.7%JKD 30.4%5 others 10.9%
Votes
34,803
58.7% share
Winning margin
16,783
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.4%
of 90,710
Vaishali is a safe seat — L.P. SHAHI won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.P. SHAHI | INC | 34,803 | 58.7% |
| 2 | B. PRASAD | JKD | 18,020 | 30.4% |
| 3 | V.P. SINGH | Left | 3,129 | 5.3% |
| 4 | R.D. SHUKLA | IND | 1,329 | 2.2% |
| 5 | M. DEVI | IND | 797 | 1.3% |
| 6 | K. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 630 | 1.1% |
| 7 | K.C. KOCHAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 583 | 1.0% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.7%JKD 30.4%CPI 5.3%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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