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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1991 by-elections
Paliganj
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.PD.VERMA | 46,196 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | J.SHARMA | 30,462 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | K.N.SINGH | IPF | 21,757 | 0.0% |
| 4 | K.SINGH | 7,071 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | R.SINGH | IND | 6,968 | 0.0% |
| 6 | R.SINGH | IND | 2,199 | 0.0% |
| 7 | A.K.RAJU | JP | 1,327 | 0.0% |
| 8 | M.RAM | IND | 1,060 | 0.0% |
| 9 | R.B.YADAV | IND | 469 | 0.0% |
| 10 | D.N.P.SINGH | IND | 437 | 0.0% |
| 11 | R.E.YADAV | IND | 296 | 0.0% |
| 12 | R.N.PASWAN | IND | 237 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Y.N.SINGH | IND | 107 | 0.0% |
| 14 | A.K.YADAV | IND | 96 | 0.0% |
| 15 | J.G.SINGH | IND | 94 | 0.0% |
| 16 | J.SINGH | IND | 71 | 0.0% |
| 17 | T.KUMAR | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 18 | MD.MOIN | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| 19 | U.S.SINGH | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 20 | B.S.ALIAS.L.BABU | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 21 | D.MISHRA | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 22 | R.N.SHARMA | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 23 | J.PRAKASH | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 24 | L.B.MOCHI | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 25 | S.SINGH | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 26 | S.KUMAR | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 27 | H.SINGH | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 28 | V.SHARMA | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 29 | R.K.YADAV | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 30 | S.YADAV | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 31 | A.K.VERA | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 32 | V.TIWARI | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 33 | A.PRAKASH | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
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
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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
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