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Winner — 1991 by-elections

C.PD.VERMA
JD 38.7%BJP 25.5%31 others 35.8%
Votes
46,196
38.7% share
Winning margin
15,734
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
33

Paliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 15,734 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

33 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.PD.VERMA
46,1960.0%
2
J.SHARMA
30,4620.0%
3
K.N.SINGH
IPF
21,7570.0%
4
K.SINGH
7,0710.0%
5
R.SINGH
IND
6,9680.0%
6
R.SINGH
IND
2,1990.0%
7
A.K.RAJU
JP
1,3270.0%
8
M.RAM
IND
1,0600.0%
9
R.B.YADAV
IND
4690.0%
10
D.N.P.SINGH
IND
4370.0%
11
R.E.YADAV
IND
2960.0%
12
R.N.PASWAN
IND
2370.0%
13
Y.N.SINGH
IND
1070.0%
14
A.K.YADAV
IND
960.0%
15
J.G.SINGH
IND
940.0%
16
J.SINGH
IND
710.0%
17
T.KUMAR
IND
680.0%
18
MD.MOIN
IND
600.0%
19
U.S.SINGH
IND
490.0%
20
B.S.ALIAS.L.BABU
IND
470.0%
21
D.MISHRA
IND
440.0%
22
R.N.SHARMA
IND
430.0%
23
J.PRAKASH
IND
420.0%
24
L.B.MOCHI
IND
340.0%
25
S.SINGH
IND
320.0%
26
S.KUMAR
IND
310.0%
27
H.SINGH
IND
300.0%
28
V.SHARMA
IND
290.0%
29
R.K.YADAV
IND
260.0%
30
S.YADAV
IND
250.0%
31
A.K.VERA
IND
230.0%
32
V.TIWARI
IND
200.0%
33
A.PRAKASH
IND
160.0%

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
0.0%
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
12 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

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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