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Winner — 1969

SATYA NARAIN BISWAS
LTC
LTC 23.2%INC 20.9%6 others 55.9%
Votes
13,085
23.2% share
Winning margin
1,320
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.3%
of 96,696

A closely fought contest. SATYA NARAIN BISWAS won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA NARAIN BISWAS
LTC
13,08523.2%
2
PARVATI DEVI
INC
11,76520.9%
3
JAGBANDHU ADHIKAKI
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
10,77919.1%
4
RAJKISHORE PRASAD SINGH
Left
9,92117.6%
5
KAMAL NATH JHA
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,86713.9%
6
RAMESWAR LAL SHARMA
IND
1,5952.8%
7
JAGDISH KUMAR SINGH
IND
8221.5%
8
RAGHUNANDAN SINGH
IND
5681.0%

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 (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LTC 23.2%INC 20.9%BJS 19.1%CPI 17.6%SSP 13.9%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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