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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 195 · 2005 (Oct)

Paliganj

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

NAND KUMAR NANDA
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 30.2%BJP 29.3%12 others 40.6%
Votes
30,120
30.2% share
Winning margin
892
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
44.3%
of 2,25,472

Paliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 892 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAND KUMAR NANDA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
30,12030.2%
2
DR. USHA VIDYARTHI
NDA
29,22829.3%
3
DINANATH SINGH YADAV
25,25325.3%
4
SHAMSHIR ALAM
3,9504.0%
5
OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY
IND
2,5362.5%
6
SANJEEV KUMAR
IND
1,6801.7%
7
DIN NATH YADAV
IND
1,3141.3%
8
DEV SHANKAR PRASAD
BSP
1,2971.3%
9
AJAY KUMAR
IND
1,2171.2%
10
WAKIL MIYA
IND
8350.8%
11
RAM PRAVESH SINGH
IND
8030.8%
12
SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
5800.6%
13
RANJAY KUMAR
5650.6%
14
RAM RAKSHA PRASAD
IJP
4540.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
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) 30.2%BJP 29.3%RJD 25.3%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.00 Cr

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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