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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Sikandra
Winner — 1972
RAMESWAR PASWAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.0%NCO 47.6%3 others 3.4%
Votes
36,485
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,012
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,21,680
Sikandra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,012 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESWAR PASWAN | Congress (R) | 36,485 | 49.0% |
| 2 | NAGINACHAUDHARY | 35,473 | 47.6% | |
| 3 | VASUDEO PASWAN | IND | 1,533 | 2.1% |
| 4 | KALASHKISHORRAVAK | 505 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | THAMAN RAJAK | IND | 475 | 0.6% |
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 (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%NCO 47.6%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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