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Winner — 2000

DINANATH SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 44.5%BJP 19.4%16 others 36.1%
Votes
64,376
44.5% share
Winning margin
36,337
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
66.7%
of 2,17,089

Paliganj is a safe seat — DINANATH SINGH won by 25.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINANATH SINGH
RJD
64,37644.5%
2
JANARDAN SHARMA
NDA
28,03919.4%
3
DR. ASHOK KUMAR VERMA
Samajwadi Party
27,07418.7%
4
KRISHNA-DEO YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
15,93711.0%
5
IRSHAD HUSSAIN
INC
3,0512.1%
6
SHYAM NANDAN SHARMA
IND
2,1381.5%
7
SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,8541.3%
8
MUNDRIKA PANDIT
IND
9010.6%
9
WIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2770.2%
10
ASHOK SINGH
NCP
2560.2%
11
WIMAL SINGH
2040.1%
12
RABINDRA RANJAN
AJBP
1520.1%
13
BRAJESH KUMAR PD.
IND
960.1%
14
BIJESHWAR SINGH
IND
860.1%
15
WARTI DEVI
BHJVP
820.1%
16
SANT KUMAR SINGH
SSD
810.1%
17
CHUN MUN SINGH
NDA
720.1%
18
DOMAN YADAV
IND
520.0%

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.

Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.1%
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
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.5%BJP 19.4%SP 18.7%CPI(ML)(L) 11.0%OTH 6.4%

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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