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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1977
Paliganj
Winner — 1977
KANHAI SINGH
IND
IND 34.5%INC 30.2%11 others 35.3%
Votes
27,061
34.5% share
Winning margin
3,322
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,23,616
A closely fought contest. KANHAI SINGH won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHAI SINGH | IND | 27,061 | 34.5% |
| 2 | AKHILESHWAR SINGH | INC | 23,739 | 30.2% |
| 3 | HARINARAIN PRASAD | IND | 7,985 | 10.2% |
| 4 | RAM PRAVESH SHARMA | Janata | 7,737 | 9.8% |
| 5 | SAKIL AHMAD | IND | 7,013 | 8.9% |
| 6 | ARJUN SHARMA | IND | 1,288 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SIDHESHWAR YADAV | IND | 989 | 1.3% |
| 8 | MAJRUHAL HUSSAIN | IND | 881 | 1.1% |
| 9 | LALDHARI PRASAD | IND | 766 | 1.0% |
| 10 | SWAYABAR PANDIT | IND | 409 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA SHARMA | IND | 279 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH | IND | 220 | 0.3% |
| 13 | DINANATH PD. SINGH | IND | 173 | 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.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.5%INC 30.2%IND 10.2%JNP 9.8%IND 8.9%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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