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Winner — 1985

RAGHU PATI GOPE
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 18.1%JNP 18.0%27 others 64.0%
Votes
14,040
18.1% share
Winning margin
99
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,47,801

Piro was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 99 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHU PATI GOPE
Lok Dal
14,04018.1%
2
RADHA MOHAN RAI
Janata
13,94118.0%
3
MUNI SINGH
INC
13,43317.3%
4
DHARICHHAN TIWARI
IND
11,18614.4%
5
CHANDRAMA RAM
IND
8,08910.4%
6
DEO NARAIN SINGH
IND
3,6084.7%
7
CHANDRA BHOSAN TIWARY
IND
2,6083.4%
8
BHOLA PRASAD
IND
1,9592.5%
9
AMIR CHAND SINGH
IND
1,5662.0%
10
DEVENDRA NATH THAKUR
IND
1,3151.7%
11
MANGAL PD. SINGH
IND
1,1661.5%
12
JAI MANGAL SINGH
IND
1,0201.3%
13
NITHALI MIAN
IND
8421.1%
14
LAXMAN SINGH
IND
6040.8%
15
SATRUJAI PANDEY
IND
5840.8%
16
REYAZUDDIN ANSARI
IND
5430.7%
17
OM PRAKASH NARAIN
IND
2000.3%
18
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1750.2%
19
RAJ KISHORE ROY
IND
1680.2%
20
BIR BAHADUR SINGH
IND
1060.1%
21
SAMBHU SINGH
IND
980.1%
22
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
IND
890.1%
23
GORAKH NATH ROY
IND
710.1%
24
SARYU SINGH
IND
530.1%
25
BHOLA PRASAD SINGH
IND
500.1%
26
SURESH SINGH
IND
460.1%
27
KAMAL KISHORE MAHTO
IND
290.0%
28
RAM PRAVESH ROY
IND
240.0%
29
SONAPATI CHAUDHARY
IND
190.0%

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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 18.1%JNP 18.0%INC 17.3%IND 14.4%IND 10.4%OTH 21.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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