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Winner — 1967

T. SINGH
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 44.9%INC 27.1%5 others 28.0%
Votes
22,552
44.9% share
Winning margin
8,923
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.7%
of 88,593

Karakat is a safe seat — T. SINGH won by 17.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
22,55244.9%
2
M. PANDEY
INC
13,62927.1%
3
T. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
7,23014.4%
4
B. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,2534.5%
5
A. K. SINHA
IND
1,9383.9%
6
G. RAI
Swatantra Party
1,3942.8%
7
S. RAM
IND
1,2502.5%

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 (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 44.9%INC 27.1%PSP 14.4%OTH 13.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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