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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1972
Paliganj
Winner — 1972
KANHAI SINGH
NCO 52.2%SOP 34.0%7 others 13.8%
Votes
43,154
52.2% share
Winning margin
15,046
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,22,469
Paliganj is a safe seat — KANHAI SINGH won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHAI SINGH | 43,154 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | CHANDRADEO PRASAD VERMA | 28,108 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | BALMIKE MANI | Congress (R) | 6,166 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SARDAR RAGHE DHAR SINGH | IND | 1,471 | 1.8% |
| 5 | KHURSHEED AUBAR ARFI | IND | 1,092 | 1.3% |
| 6 | AWADHESH KUMAR YADAV | IND | 915 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SAMRENU PRASAD SINGH | Grand Alliance | 790 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BISHWNATH GUPTA | Grand Alliance | 576 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH | IND | 422 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (209th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
209th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
226th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 52.2%SOP 34.0%INC 7.5%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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