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Winner — 1967

V. SINHA
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 41.2%INC 28.2%3 others 30.6%
Votes
17,356
41.2% share
Winning margin
5,489
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.0%
of 76,538

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. SINHA
Samyukta Socialist Party
17,35641.2%
2
R. PANDEY
INC
11,86728.2%
3
J. AHMED
Swatantra Party
10,32624.5%
4
C.P. VERMA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,4393.4%
5
G. SAH
Praja Socialist Party
1,1122.6%

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 (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 41.2%INC 28.2%SWA 24.5%OTH 6.1%

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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