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Winner — 1962

NEK MAHAMAD
CPI· Left
CPI 41.1%SWA 30.9%2 others 28.1%
Votes
10,928
41.1% share
Winning margin
2,714
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
43.6%
of 61,059

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEK MAHAMAD
Left
10,92841.1%
2
GAJADHAR SINGH
Swatantra Party
8,21430.9%
3
MASOODUR RAHMAN
INC
6,78725.5%
4
DAROGA PRASAD
Praja Socialist Party
6842.6%

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.

High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.2% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
30th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 41.1%SWA 30.9%INC 25.5%OTH 2.6%

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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