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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1985

Paru

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Winner — 1985

USHA SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 61.6%INC 35.0%22 others 3.4%
Votes
70,814
61.6% share
Winning margin
30,635
26.6% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
81.3%
of 1,41,386

Paru is a safe seat — USHA SINGH won by 26.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
USHA SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
70,81461.6%
2
NITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
40,17935.0%
3
MD. LUKMAN
CPI
Left
1,7441.5%
4
SHYAM KUMAR SINGH
IND
5010.4%
5
RAM EKWAL MAHTO
IND
2630.2%
6
KAUSHAL KISHORE CHAUDHARY
IND
1840.2%
7
GAJENDRA KUER
IND
1700.1%
8
INDESHWAR SINGH
IND
1420.1%
9
CHALITTAR BHAGAT
IND
1350.1%
10
SHABBIRUL HODA
IND
1140.1%
11
TRIBENI CHAUDHARY
IND
970.1%
12
BECHARI DEVI
IND
770.1%
13
RABINDRA MISHRA
IND
660.1%
14
MADAN MOHAN SINGH
IND
660.1%
15
DURGA SINGH
IND
650.1%
16
SHIVCHANDRA THAKUR
IND
590.1%
17
GANPAT SINGH
IND
540.1%
18
BHUPENDRA NA. SINGH
IND
460.0%
19
BACHA PD. THAKUR
IND
410.0%
20
ASHARFI SINGH BASANT PURI
IND
400.0%
21
UPENDRA SINGH
IND
390.0%
22
CHANDU RAM
IND
380.0%
23
ARJUN SAHI
IND
120.0%
24
JAINANDAN OJHA
IND
110.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 61.6%INC 35.0%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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