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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PARMANAND RISHIDEV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 27.9%LJP 21.4%12 others 50.7%
Votes
31,468
27.9% share
Winning margin
7,288
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
50.5%
of 2,23,656

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMANAND RISHIDEV
BJP
NDA (NDA)
31,46827.9%
2
ASHOK PASWAN
LJP
24,18021.4%
3
SHANTI DEVI
IND
20,67418.3%
4
YAMUNA PRASAD RAM
RJD
16,76714.8%
5
KAMALDEO RISHI
IND
3,2712.9%
6
RAMJEE DAS RISHIDEV
SP
3,2472.9%
7
BIDYANAND RAM
AD
2,5942.3%
8
SITA RAM PASWAN
JHSP
2,3752.1%
9
BUDHADEV RISHI
IND
2,1831.9%
10
MAYANAND RISHIDEV
BSP
BSP
1,8951.7%
11
RAMESH RAM
IND
1,4011.2%
12
IWACHH PASWAN
IND
1,1001.0%
13
RAGHUNATH RAM
IND
1,0650.9%
14
RAMANUJ PASWAN
SAP
7010.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 27.9%LJP 21.4%IND 18.3%RJD 14.8%OTH 17.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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