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Winner — 1957

MOLVI SAMITUDDIN
INC· INC
INC 36.0%PSP 23.8%5 others 40.1%
Votes
10,538
36.0% share
Winning margin
3,564
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.9%
of 66,619

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOLVI SAMITUDDIN
10,53836.0%
2
GANESH PD. SINGH
6,97423.8%
3
TAMIZUDDIN SHEIKH
CNPSPJP
4,93116.9%
4
RUDRESHWARI PD. SINGH
IND
3,05010.4%
5
LUXMAN SEN
IND
1,4485.0%
6
AJAB LAL SINGH
JHP
1,3524.6%
7
JAGDISH PANDEY
IND
9583.3%

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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%PSP 23.8%CNPSPJP 16.9%IND 10.4%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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