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Winner — 1962

PREMCHAND MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 39.8%PSP 31.0%3 others 29.2%
Votes
15,444
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,436
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.3%
of 77,069

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREMCHAND MISHRA
INC
15,44439.8%
2
BASUDEO PRASAD MAHTO
Praja Socialist Party
12,00831.0%
3
SITARAM MANDAL
Swatantra Party
5,43714.0%
4
MOHAMMAD YUNUS
IND
4,24310.9%
5
BHOLA MISHRA
1,6304.2%

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 (97th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.2% · max 59.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
97th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%PSP 31.0%SWA 14.0%IND 10.9%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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