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Winner — 1957

BRAJNANDAN SHARMA
IND
IND 29.3%PSP 24.7%3 others 46.0%
Votes
7,093
29.3% share
Winning margin
1,118
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
35.9%
of 67,427

A closely fought contest. BRAJNANDAN SHARMA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRAJNANDAN SHARMA
IND
7,09329.3%
2
RAMBARN PRASAD
5,97524.7%
3
RAMSUNDER TEWARI
5,39622.3%
4
M.A RAHMAN
IND
4,93120.4%
5
BANARSHI PRASAD CHAUDHARY
CNPSPJP
8143.4%

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 (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.3%PSP 24.7%INC 22.3%IND 20.4%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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