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Winner — 1985

RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV
INC· INC
INC 62.5%BJP 26.2%13 others 11.4%
Votes
55,126
62.5% share
Winning margin
32,025
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,57,651

Paliganj is a safe seat — RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV won by 36.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV
INC
55,12662.5%
2
KANHAI SINGH
BJP
23,10126.2%
3
JAI RAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,5482.9%
4
AMBIKA PRASAD
IND
2,3062.6%
5
NATHUN PRASAD VERMA
Janata
1,9702.2%
6
RAGHVENDRA SINGH
IND
9331.1%
7
PANDIT SINGH
Left
6170.7%
8
AWADHESH KUMAR
IND
4270.5%
9
DINA NATH PRASAD
IND
4010.5%
10
KRISHNA KUMAR SINHA
ICJ
1690.2%
11
BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
1470.2%
12
KRISHNA KUMAR
IND
1450.2%
13
RAJNATH PASWAN
IND
1190.1%
14
TEK N. GUPTA
IND
1180.1%
15
SANTOSHI MEHTA
Lok Dal
1170.1%

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 (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.5%BJP 26.2%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
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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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