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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Sultanganj
Winner — 2000
GANESH PASWAN
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 53.5%RJD 29.7%5 others 16.8%
Votes
70,771
53.5% share
Winning margin
31,519
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.2%
of 2,23,516
Sultanganj is a safe seat — GANESH PASWAN won by 23.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 70,771 | 53.5% |
| 2 | PHANINDRA CHOUDHARY | RJD | 39,252 | 29.7% |
| 3 | UMESH CHANDRA DAS | INC | 11,169 | 8.4% |
| 4 | SUBODH DAS | 6,365 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | DILIP MANJHI | BSP | 3,089 | 2.3% |
| 6 | SUSHIL CHANDRA CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,382 | 1.0% |
| 7 | AMRENDRA KUMAR | NCP | 266 | 0.2% |
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 (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 53.5%RJD 29.7%INC 8.4%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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