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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Pipra

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Winner — 1995

SAHDEO PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 55.9%INC 14.3%21 others 29.8%
Votes
46,700
55.9% share
Winning margin
34,793
41.7% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,60,505

Pipra is a safe seat — SAHDEO PASWAN won by 41.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAHDEO PASWAN
JD
Janata Dal
46,70055.9%
2
NANDLAL CHAUDHURY
INC
INC
11,90714.3%
3
TULSI RAM
SAP
6,6157.9%
4
SURESH CHANDRA
BPP
6,3427.6%
5
SATYA NARAYAN RAM
BJP
BJP
3,4334.1%
6
CHINTAMAN BAITHA
SJP(R)
2,1072.5%
7
RAMLAKHAN PASWAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2,0402.4%
8
SHIVKALI DEVI
IND
7300.9%
9
RUDAL RAM
DDP
5840.7%
10
SHATRUGHAN RAM AZAD
CVP
5390.7%
11
NAGESHWAR RAM
IND
5270.6%
12
MAKESHWAR CHAUDHURY
IND
4750.6%
13
CHINTA HARAN PASWAN
IND
3160.4%
14
RAMAYAN PASWAN
IND
2710.3%
15
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
1930.2%
16
SURESH KUMAR RAJAK
IND
1400.2%
17
SHAMBHU SHARAN PASWAN
SHS
1340.2%
18
GUDAR RAM
IND
1260.1%
19
RAJKISHOR HAJRA
IND
1130.1%
20
PARMANAND PASWAN
IND
760.1%
21
KRISHNA KUMAR RAJAK
IND
700.1%
22
RAM NARAYNA RAM
IND
550.1%
23
KAILASH BAITHA
IND
270.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 55.9%INC 14.3%SAP 7.9%BPP 7.6%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
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Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

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