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Winner — 1962

MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 36.9%INC 24.9%5 others 38.2%
Votes
15,226
36.9% share
Winning margin
4,973
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.6%
of 71,587

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINHA
Praja Socialist Party
15,22636.9%
2
BANARSI DEVI
INC
10,25324.9%
3
LALDEO RAI
SOC
9,70723.5%
4
GAYA PRASAD SINHA
Swatantra Party
3,3758.2%
5
BHAGWAT BHAGAT
IND
1,2022.9%
6
SATYA NARAIN RAI
IND
1,0622.6%
7
SHRIDHAR NATH DUBEY
IND
4181.0%

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.

Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 36.9%INC 24.9%SOC 23.5%SWA 8.2%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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