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Winner — 1962

KAUSHLENDRA PD. NARAYAN SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 52.3%INC 44.1%1 others 3.6%
Votes
21,749
52.3% share
Winning margin
3,409
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.2%
of 70,227

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAUSHLENDRA PD. NARAYAN SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
21,74952.3%
2
SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH
INC
18,34044.1%
3
SAHABUDDIN KHAN
Left
1,5053.6%

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.

Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 52.3%INC 44.1%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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