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Winner — 1967

B.N. JHA
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 32.8%IND 24.6%5 others 42.6%
Votes
8,924
32.8% share
Winning margin
2,221
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
37.7%
of 72,181

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.N. JHA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
8,92432.8%
2
J. DEVI
IND
6,70324.6%
3
M.A. RAHMAN
IND
6,29723.1%
4
P.C. PANDEY
INC
3,44512.7%
5
B. MISAR
Swatantra Party
1,1784.3%
6
M. AMIN
IND
4291.6%
7
D.M.S. ALI
IND
2360.9%

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 (83rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
83rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.8%IND 24.6%IND 23.1%INC 12.7%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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