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Winner — 1967

B. P. JAWAHAR
INC· INC
INC 38.4%IND 20.5%8 others 41.1%
Votes
19,651
38.4% share
Winning margin
9,171
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.2%
of 1,01,983

Asthawan is a safe seat — B. P. JAWAHAR won by 17.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. P. JAWAHAR
INC
19,65138.4%
2
N. K. P. SINGH
IND
10,48020.5%
3
M. H. KHAN
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,16814.0%
4
G. ARYA
6,71913.1%
5
S. MAHTA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
3,0355.9%
6
D. K. SINGH
IND
1,8543.6%
7
T. MAHIO
IND
9131.8%
8
Y. P. SINGH
IND
6351.2%
9
S. MOQTAZIB
IND
3920.8%
10
D. LAL
IND
3050.6%

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.

Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%IND 20.5%SSP 14.0%RPI 13.1%BJS 5.9%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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