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Winner — 1969

RAM RAJ SINGH
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 29.8%CPI 26.2%5 others 44.0%
Votes
12,278
29.8% share
Winning margin
1,471
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.6%
of 90,463

A closely fought contest. RAM RAJ SINGH won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM RAJ SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
12,27829.8%
2
ABDUL JALIL
Left
10,80726.2%
3
ALAM MAI
INC
8,38720.3%
4
CHANDRIKA SINGH
LTC
5,29312.8%
5
BHOLANATH SINHA
1,8664.5%
6
RAM LAKHAN PRASAD
SHD
1,3833.4%
7
MUNSHI PRASAD YADAV
Samyukta Socialist Party
1,2122.9%

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 (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 29.8%CPI 26.2%INC 20.3%LTC 12.8%OTH 10.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

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