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Winner — 1969

HARI LAL PD. SINHA
SHD
SHD 29.0%INC 22.1%7 others 48.9%
Votes
16,513
29.0% share
Winning margin
3,953
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.4%
of 95,866

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI LAL PD. SINHA
SHD
16,51329.0%
2
SAYED FIDA HUSSAIN
INC
12,56022.1%
3
BHOLA PRASAD SINGH
Left
9,33916.4%
4
MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
8,27014.5%
5
RADHEY PRASAD
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,61613.4%
6
DEO KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,5092.6%
7
RAMA NAND PRASAD MOCHI
IND
6411.1%
8
K . P . SINHA
2810.5%
9
NAWAL KISHORE SINGH
PBI
1680.3%

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.

Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHD 29.0%INC 22.1%CPI 16.4%SSP 14.5%BJS 13.4%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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