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Winner — 2015

JAY VARDHAN YADAV ALIAS BACHCHA YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.1%BJP 28.4%13 others 26.6%
Votes
65,932
45.1% share
Winning margin
24,453
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.8%
of 2,62,289

Paliganj is a safe seat — JAY VARDHAN YADAV ALIAS BACHCHA YADAV won by 16.7%.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAY VARDHAN YADAV ALIAS BACHCHA YADAV
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
65,93245.1%
2
RAM JANM SHARMA
NDA
41,47928.4%
3
ANWAR HUSAIN
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
19,43813.3%
4
CHANDAN KUMAR
IND
5,1453.5%
NOTA
NOTA
2,5241.7%
6
ALAKH NIRANJAN PAL
BSP
2,4241.7%
7
HARE KRISHN SINGH
IND
1,9471.3%
8
PRATIBHA JHA
IND
1,8061.2%
9
LAKSHMAN SHARMA
IND
1,6281.1%
10
MANISH KUMAR
1,2720.9%
11
DHANANJAY KUMAR
LAD
8540.6%
12
AJAY KUMAR
IND
6370.4%
13
SUNIL SANAND
HMSP
4460.3%
14
SHAMBHU KUMAR SHAH
RPP
4040.3%
15
MEJNARAYAN DAS
SABP
3190.2%

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

Average turnout (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.0% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
180th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.1%BJP 28.4%CPI(ML)(L) 13.3%OTH 11.5%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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