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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1951
Paliganj
Winner — 1951
RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV
INC 34.1%IND 19.6%6 others 46.4%
Votes
8,517
34.1% share
Winning margin
3,627
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.9%
of 46,373
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | 8,517 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | RAM LAKHAN PRASAD SINHA | IND | 4,890 | 19.6% |
| 3 | DEO PRASAD DUSADH | 3,685 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | SIDHESHWARI PRASAD SINHA | IND | 2,755 | 11.0% |
| 5 | KAPILDEO RAMJI MAHANT | RRP | 2,423 | 9.7% |
| 6 | SURESH DUTT SHARMA | 1,397 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | NARAYAN RAM UDIT | IND | 1,076 | 4.3% |
| 8 | GORAKH NATH | IND | 250 | 1.0% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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143rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.1%IND 19.6%SP 14.7%IND 11.0%RRP 9.7%BJS 5.6%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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