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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1985
Paliganj
Winner — 1985
RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV
INC· INC
INC 62.5%BJP 26.2%13 others 11.4%
Votes
55,126
62.5% share
Winning margin
32,025
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,57,651
Paliganj is a safe seat — RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV won by 36.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | INC | 55,126 | 62.5% |
| 2 | KANHAI SINGH | BJP | 23,101 | 26.2% |
| 3 | JAI RAM PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,548 | 2.9% |
| 4 | AMBIKA PRASAD | IND | 2,306 | 2.6% |
| 5 | NATHUN PRASAD VERMA | Janata | 1,970 | 2.2% |
| 6 | RAGHVENDRA SINGH | IND | 933 | 1.1% |
| 7 | PANDIT SINGH | Left | 617 | 0.7% |
| 8 | AWADHESH KUMAR | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DINA NATH PRASAD | IND | 401 | 0.5% |
| 10 | KRISHNA KUMAR SINHA | ICJ | 169 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KRISHNA KUMAR | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAJNATH PASWAN | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 14 | TEK N. GUPTA | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANTOSHI MEHTA | Lok Dal | 117 | 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.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.5%BJP 26.2%OTH 11.3%
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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