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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 195 · 2005 (Feb)

Paliganj

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

NAND KUMAR NANDA
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 21.8%RJD 18.6%24 others 59.6%
Votes
22,389
21.8% share
Winning margin
3,274
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
45.5%
of 2,25,472

A closely fought contest. NAND KUMAR NANDA won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAND KUMAR NANDA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
22,38921.8%
2
DINANATH SINGH YADAV
19,11518.6%
3
DR. USHA VIDYARTHI
NDA
18,43518.0%
4
JAY VARDHAN YADAV
IND
13,07512.7%
5
SANJAY KUMAR
8,1267.9%
6
AKBAR
IND
3,5643.5%
7
VIJAYA NARAYAN SINGH
BSP
2,6932.6%
8
ARUN KUMAR
IND
2,1042.1%
9
KAMAL NAYAN
IND
1,7231.7%
10
ASHA SHARMA
IND
1,6471.6%
11
SURESH SINGH
IND
1,1961.2%
12
SANJAY KUMAR (AROPUR)
IND
1,0381.0%
13
SABJA SHARMA ANJU
IND
9841.0%
14
KUSENDU KUMAR
IND
8210.8%
15
DEV BIHARI PATHAK
SSJP
7050.7%
16
PINTU SHARMA
6520.6%
17
RAMSHISH MOCHI
IND
6500.6%
18
AVINASH KUMAR
IND
6040.6%
19
ABHISHEK KUMAR
IND
5850.6%
20
SANT KUMAR SINGH
SHSP
5650.6%
21
RAM SHANKAR PRASAD
5130.5%
22
PARAS NATH SINGH
IND
4140.4%
23
UMESH SHARMA
IND
3450.3%
24
SHIV KUMAR PASWAN
IND
2780.3%
25
SANJAY KUMAR PANAL
IND
2370.2%
26
RAM BIHARI TIWARI
IND
1580.2%

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 (230th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
55th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 21.8%RJD 18.6%BJP 18.0%IND 12.7%LJP 7.9%OTH 20.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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