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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1957
Palasi
Winner — 1957
SHANTI DEVI
INC· INC
INC 38.5%PSP 33.6%1 others 27.9%
Votes
10,126
38.5% share
Winning margin
1,301
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
36.0%
of 73,035
A closely fought contest. SHANTI DEVI won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTI DEVI | 10,126 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | ABDUR RAZAQUE | 8,825 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | DAS PURWANAND | IND | 7,342 | 27.9% |
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 (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
235th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%PSP 33.6%IND 27.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.