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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Pipra

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

KRISHNANANDAN PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.6%RJD 36.8%6 others 14.6%
Votes
43,239
48.6% share
Winning margin
10,479
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.6%
of 1,86,797

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNANANDAN PASWAN
NDA (NDA)
43,23948.6%
2
SURENDRA KR. CHANDRA URF SATISH PASWAN
32,76036.8%
3
VISHWANATH PASWAN
4,7105.3%
4
SURESH PASWAN
IND
2,7883.1%
5
VEENA PASWAN
AJVD
1,9862.2%
6
MALA DEVI
BSP
1,6401.8%
7
SAHDEO PASWAN
1,0631.2%
8
GANESH PASWAN
IND
7600.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%RJD 36.8%LJP 5.3%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
🏛️

Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

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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