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Winner — 1957

PARMESHWAR KUMAR
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 50.4%CPI 25.5%1 others 24.0%
Votes
16,031
50.5% share
Winning margin
7,916
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.2%
of 70,343

Supaul is a safe seat — PARMESHWAR KUMAR won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMESHWAR KUMAR
16,03150.5%
2
SAILESH
8,11525.5%
3
PARMANAND JHA
IND
7,63324.0%

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.

Low turnout (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 3.7% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
223rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 50.5%CPI 25.5%IND 24.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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