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Winner — 1951

SHEOBHAJAN SINGH
SP 37.5%INC 34.9%4 others 27.6%
Votes
7,794
37.5% share
Winning margin
538
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.6%
of 45,619

A closely fought contest. SHEOBHAJAN SINGH won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEOBHAJAN SINGH
7,79437.5%
2
HUSSAIN FIDA
7,25634.9%
3
KEDAR NATH SHANDILYA
2,69613.0%
4
THANESHWAR PRASAD SINHA
1,5157.3%
5
ISHAQUE
IND
7793.8%
6
MATHURA DAS
IND
7553.6%

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.

Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 37.5%INC 34.9%FBL(MG) 13.0%BJS 7.3%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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