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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1972
Vaishali
Winner — 1972
LALITESHWAR PD. SAHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.4%NCO 42.1%3 others 3.5%
Votes
40,155
54.4% share
Winning margin
9,101
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,04,513
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALITESHWAR PD. SAHI | Congress (R) | 40,155 | 54.4% |
| 2 | BATESHWAR PRASAD | 31,054 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | PRASINH NARAIN SINGH | IND | 2,022 | 2.7% |
| 4 | BIDHYANAND SINGH | 425 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | SARYUG TEWARY | IND | 142 | 0.2% |
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
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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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 54.4%NCO 42.1%OTH 3.5%
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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