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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Pipra
Winner — 1977
TULSI RAM
CPI· Left
CPI 52.0%JNP 40.0%5 others 8.1%
Votes
20,127
52.0% share
Winning margin
4,636
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
39.2%
of 98,914
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TULSI RAM | Left | 20,127 | 52.0% |
| 2 | BRAHAMDEO RAM SHASTRI | Janata | 15,491 | 40.0% |
| 3 | RAM LAKHAN PASWAN | IND | 1,429 | 3.7% |
| 4 | RAGHUNATH RAM | IND | 682 | 1.8% |
| 5 | BIGU RAM | IND | 541 | 1.4% |
| 6 | NAND LAL CHOUDHARY | IND | 285 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAMSHRESTHA BAITHA | IND | 182 | 0.5% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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143rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.0%JNP 40.0%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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