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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1972
Palasi
Winner — 1972
MAYA NAND THAKUR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.5%IND 37.7%7 others 15.7%
Votes
28,450
46.5% share
Winning margin
5,373
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,00,329
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA NAND THAKUR | Congress (R) | 28,450 | 46.5% |
| 2 | MOHAMMAD AZIMUDDIN | IND | 23,077 | 37.7% |
| 3 | VACHAN ALI | IND | 3,385 | 5.5% |
| 4 | GAYNESHWAR YADAV | Grand Alliance | 2,811 | 4.6% |
| 5 | SHYAM NARAYAN | 1,167 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | DEO LAL ROY | 1,001 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | DABIRUDDIN | IND | 983 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SURYA MOHAN THAKUR | IND | 167 | 0.3% |
| 9 | HSAN | Grand Alliance | 115 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
64th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%IND 37.7%IND 5.5%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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