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Winner — 1991 by-elections

H.K.SHAHI
INC 52.6%JD 43.2%17 others 4.3%
Votes
57,904
52.6% share
Winning margin
10,332
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
19

Vaishali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,332 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.K.SHAHI
57,9040.0%
2
R.K.SINGH(R.DOYAM)
47,5720.0%
3
S.PD.YADAVA
IND
1,8170.0%
4
M.PRASAD
1,0510.0%
5
M.A.KHAN
IND
6760.0%
6
R.S.PD.YADAV
IND
1660.0%
7
P.PD.SINGH
IND
1450.0%
8
A.U.KHAN
IND
1400.0%
9
V.MAHTO
IND
1250.0%
10
N.SINGH
IND
1160.0%
11
M.RAI
IND
640.0%
12
J.SINGH
IND
640.0%
13
R.K.SINGH(L.PUR)
IND
590.0%
14
S.S.SINGH
IND
560.0%
15
S.KUMAR
IND
560.0%
16
B.RAI
IND
530.0%
17
N.MATHO
IND
410.0%
18
R.D.RAI
IND
380.0%
19
G.PD.SINGH
IND
310.0%

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 (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

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?

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