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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Phulwari

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Winner — 1977

RAM PRIT PASWAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.2%CPI 24.9%15 others 23.9%
Votes
35,316
51.2% share
Winning margin
18,147
26.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.3%
of 1,24,676

Phulwari is a safe seat — RAM PRIT PASWAN won by 26.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRIT PASWAN
JNP
Janata
35,31651.2%
2
DASHRATH PASWAN
CPI
Left
17,16924.9%
3
KUNWAR RAM
INC
INC
7,98211.6%
4
RAJ BALLABH PASWAN
IND
2,8754.2%
5
MAHAVIR PASWAN
IND
1,4472.1%
6
CHANDER GUPTA
IND
1,3952.0%
7
DASAI RAZZAK
IND
6500.9%
8
JAGAT LAL PASWAN
IND
4900.7%
9
SHEONANDAN PRASAD
IND
4190.6%
10
RAM CHANDRA RAM
IND
2360.3%
11
MANI DEVI
IND
2230.3%
12
SUNDER PASWAN
IND
1780.3%
13
LAKSHMAN PASWAN
IND
1660.2%
14
YOGENDRA PRASAD NIRALA
IND
1530.2%
15
MUNSI CHAUDHARY
IND
1290.2%
16
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1000.1%
17
RAM DHANI DAS
IND
680.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (205th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.7% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
205th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
110th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.2%CPI 24.9%INC 11.6%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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