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Winner — 1967

R.K. JHA
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 41.2%INC 32.1%4 others 26.6%
Votes
23,082
41.2% share
Winning margin
5,095
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.7%
of 89,341

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.K. JHA
Samyukta Socialist Party
23,08241.2%
2
P. MANDIR
INC
17,98732.1%
3
R. SINGH
IND
10,24718.3%
4
K.C. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
3,2585.8%
5
R. SAH
Praja Socialist Party
1,0131.8%
6
T.N.L. DAS
IND
3910.7%

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 (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 41.2%INC 32.1%IND 18.3%BJS 5.8%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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