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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KUMAR NANDA | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 30,120 | 30.2% |
| 2 | DR. USHA VIDYARTHI | NDA | 29,228 | 29.3% |
| 3 | DINANATH SINGH YADAV | 25,253 | 25.3% | |
| 4 | SHAMSHIR ALAM | 3,950 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY | IND | 2,536 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SANJEEV KUMAR | IND | 1,680 | 1.7% |
| 7 | DIN NATH YADAV | IND | 1,314 | 1.3% |
| 8 | DEV SHANKAR PRASAD | BSP | 1,297 | 1.3% |
| 9 | AJAY KUMAR | IND | 1,217 | 1.2% |
| 10 | WAKIL MIYA | IND | 835 | 0.8% |
| 11 | RAM PRAVESH SINGH | IND | 803 | 0.8% |
| 12 | SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA | 580 | 0.6% | |
| 13 | RANJAY KUMAR | 565 | 0.6% | |
| 14 | RAM RAKSHA PRASAD | IJP | 454 | 0.5% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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230th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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55th of 243Where 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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