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Winner — 2020

SANDEEP SAURAV
CPI(ML)(L)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML)(L) 43.7%JD(U) 23.8%24 others 32.4%
Votes
67,917
43.7% share
Winning margin
30,915
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
54.7%
of 2,83,864

Paliganj is a safe seat — SANDEEP SAURAV won by 19.9%.

Seat history

3 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANDEEP SAURAV
CPI(ML)(L)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,91743.7%
2
JAY VARDHAN YADAV @ BACHCHA YADAV
NDA
37,00223.8%
3
Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI
Lok Janshakti Party
16,10210.4%
4
MADHU MANJARI
5,4673.5%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
5,2613.4%
6
GOPAL CHAUDHARI
IND
4,4442.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8811.2%
8
DINANATH PANDIT
LPSP
1,7671.1%
9
DHANANJAY KUMAR
IND
1,5431.0%
10
RAVISH KUMAR
BHRTSBLP
1,4971.0%
11
SANT KUMAR SINGH
SSD
1,4430.9%
12
JITENDRA BIND
IND
1,2740.8%
13
HARE KRISNA SINGH
RSWD
1,1770.8%
14
ANITA DEVI
IND
1,0860.7%
15
FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI
JAPL
1,0840.7%
16
RAKESH RANJAN
IND
8860.6%
17
NITU DEVI
NFDEP
7940.5%
18
BASANT KUMAR
IND
7470.5%
19
SRINIVAS KUMAR
IND
7330.5%
20
RAJGIR PRASAD
LSD
6630.4%
21
SANJEET KUMAR
IND
6220.4%
22
VENKATESH SHARMA
IND
4190.3%
23
MANISH KUMAR
4070.3%
24
RAVINDRA PRASAD
PPID
3710.2%
25
MAHESH YADAV
IND
3640.2%
26
Manoj Kumar Upadhyay
BhAmAP
3450.2%

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
19.9%
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
CPI(ML)(L) 43.7%JD(U) 23.8%LJP 10.4%OTH 20.8%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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