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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2000
Paliganj
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINANATH SINGH | RJD | 64,376 | 44.5% |
| 2 | JANARDAN SHARMA | NDA | 28,039 | 19.4% |
| 3 | DR. ASHOK KUMAR VERMA | Samajwadi Party | 27,074 | 18.7% |
| 4 | KRISHNA-DEO YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) | 15,937 | 11.0% |
| 5 | IRSHAD HUSSAIN | INC | 3,051 | 2.1% |
| 6 | SHYAM NANDAN SHARMA | IND | 2,138 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,854 | 1.3% |
| 8 | MUNDRIKA PANDIT | IND | 901 | 0.6% |
| 9 | WIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 277 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ASHOK SINGH | NCP | 256 | 0.2% |
| 11 | WIMAL SINGH | 204 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | RABINDRA RANJAN | AJBP | 152 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BRAJESH KUMAR PD. | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BIJESHWAR SINGH | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 15 | WARTI DEVI | BHJVP | 82 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SANT KUMAR SINGH | SSD | 81 | 0.1% |
| 17 | CHUN MUN SINGH | NDA | 72 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DOMAN YADAV | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
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
lean25.1%
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%
lowerhigher
20th of 243Where 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 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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