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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1972
Pirpainti
Winner — 1972
AMVIKA PRAASAD
CPI· Left
CPI 49.8%BJS 19.5%3 others 30.7%
Votes
25,067
49.8% share
Winning margin
15,259
30.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.6%
of 1,07,955
Pirpainti is a safe seat — AMVIKA PRAASAD won by 30.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMVIKA PRAASAD | Left | 25,067 | 49.8% |
| 2 | AM. HARAIN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 9,808 | 19.5% |
| 3 | VISHWA NATH BHAGAT | Left | 6,880 | 13.7% |
| 4 | RAM JANAM MAHTO | 6,603 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | KESAVA CHANDRA ROY | 1,992 | 4.0% |
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 (157th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.9% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
157th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
94th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.8%BJS 19.5%CPM 13.7%NCO 13.1%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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