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Winner — 1967

S. PATEL
INC· INC
INC 38.2%SSP 26.6%10 others 35.2%
Votes
20,223
38.2% share
Winning margin
6,109
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.7%
of 96,937

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. PATEL
INC
20,22338.2%
2
B. SHARMA
Samyukta Socialist Party
14,11426.6%
3
M.A. ANSARI
IND
5,57810.5%
4
L. P. SINGH
IND
3,0395.7%
5
A. P. SINGH
IND
2,4414.6%
6
P. P. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
1,9753.7%
7
D. D. RAI
IND
1,3442.5%
8
R. SINGH
IND
1,2672.4%
9
J. P. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,1422.2%
10
B. PANDEY
IND
1,1092.1%
11
H. C. P. VERMA
IND
5681.1%
12
M. A. AZAZI
IND
1900.4%

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.

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.2%SSP 26.6%IND 10.5%IND 5.7%OTH 18.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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