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Winner — 1951

JAGDISH NARAIN SINHA
INC 38.4%IND 25.1%9 others 36.5%
Votes
8,892
38.4% share
Winning margin
3,085
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 39,224

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH NARAIN SINHA
8,89238.4%
2
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA
IND
5,80725.1%
3
SHEO NANDAN PRASAD
IND
4,18918.1%
4
SUKHDEO MAHATO
IND
1,0134.4%
5
PRAMANAND SWAMI
RRP
9964.3%
6
SHYAMBIHARI PRASAD
7053.0%
7
CHIRANJIB SINHA
IND
5152.2%
8
DWARKA PRASAD
IND
3291.4%
9
LUXMI MAHATO
IND
2811.2%
10
RAM CHARIT RAUT
IND
2241.0%
11
KANT LAL SINHA
IND
1880.8%

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.

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%IND 25.1%IND 18.1%OTH 18.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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