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Winner — 1969

MAHABIR GOPE
INC· INC
INC 32.3%SHD 30.2%7 others 37.5%
Votes
17,369
32.3% share
Winning margin
1,124
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.3%
of 93,942

A closely fought contest. MAHABIR GOPE won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHABIR GOPE
INC
17,36932.3%
2
RAM NAGINA SINGH
SHD
16,24530.2%
3
RAMDEO TIWARI
9,85218.3%
4
RAJESHWAR PRASAD RAI
Left
4,4648.3%
5
PRABHAKAR SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,1153.9%
6
MATHURA DAS
Swatantra Party
1,5983.0%
7
RANDHIR SINGH
PBI
1,2862.4%
8
SHEO SHANKER PD. GUPTA
LTC
4830.9%
9
RAJNATH PASWAN
IND
3830.7%

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.

Low turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.4% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%SHD 30.2%BKD 18.3%CPM 8.3%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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