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Winner — 1977

SHYAM KUMAR PD. SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.6%INC 20.7%7 others 23.7%
Votes
30,049
55.6% share
Winning margin
18,841
34.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,20,845

Paru is a safe seat — SHYAM KUMAR PD. SINGH won by 34.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM KUMAR PD. SINGH
Janata
30,04955.6%
2
RAM PRIT RAI
INC
11,20820.7%
3
BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
7,78314.4%
4
NITESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,8113.4%
5
RAM JANAM THAKUR
IND
1,4422.7%
6
SARDAR HARISHWAR SINGH
IND
1,0632.0%
7
UMASHANKAR RAI
IND
4840.9%
8
JAGDHARI PD. SINGH
IND
1920.4%
9
HARI KISHORE PD. SINGH
IND
520.1%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.6%INC 20.7%IND 14.4%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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