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Winner — 1967

D.N. JHA
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 42.4%INC 31.7%3 others 25.8%
Votes
9,959
42.5% share
Winning margin
2,516
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
31.9%
of 73,638

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.N. JHA
Praja Socialist Party
9,95942.5%
2
R. ALAM
INC
7,44331.7%
3
F. RAHMAN
Swatantra Party
2,1939.3%
4
J.L. MANDAL
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,0308.7%
5
AYUB
IND
1,8387.8%

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 (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 42.5%INC 31.7%SWA 9.3%BJS 8.7%IND 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

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