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Winner — 1969

SYED MD. JAFAR ALI
INC· INC
INC 44.8%BJS 42.0%6 others 13.2%
Votes
15,229
44.8% share
Winning margin
945
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.2%
of 75,285

A closely fought contest. SYED MD. JAFAR ALI won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED MD. JAFAR ALI
INC
15,22944.8%
2
BADRIKA NATH JHA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
14,28442.0%
3
GYAN KALA DEBI
SHD
9752.9%
4
DULI DEBI
PHJ
9322.7%
5
DD. AMIN
SUC
7402.2%
6
MOHAMMAD NIZAMUDDIN
Left
7282.1%
7
BASANT KUMAR MISHRA
LTC
6832.0%
8
MOHAMMAD SOHRAB ALI
JAP
4461.3%

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 (83rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
83rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%BJS 42.0%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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