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Winner — 1967

B.K. RAI
INC· INC
INC 44.7%JKD 31.5%2 others 23.9%
Votes
27,902
44.7% share
Winning margin
8,245
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.1%
of 91,738

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.K. RAI
INC
27,90244.7%
2
J. JHA
JKD
19,65731.5%
3
M.P. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
8,04712.9%
4
S.K. SINHA
Samyukta Socialist Party
6,87611.0%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.7%JKD 31.5%PSP 12.9%SSP 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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