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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977
Paru
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM KUMAR PD. SINGH | Janata | 30,049 | 55.6% |
| 2 | RAM PRIT RAI | INC | 11,208 | 20.7% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 7,783 | 14.4% |
| 4 | NITESHWAR SINGH | IND | 1,811 | 3.4% |
| 5 | RAM JANAM THAKUR | IND | 1,442 | 2.7% |
| 6 | SARDAR HARISHWAR SINGH | IND | 1,063 | 2.0% |
| 7 | UMASHANKAR RAI | IND | 484 | 0.9% |
| 8 | JAGDHARI PD. SINGH | IND | 192 | 0.4% |
| 9 | HARI KISHORE PD. SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
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
lean34.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
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
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 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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