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Winner — 1972

RAMESH JHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.7%NCO 46.6%4 others 4.7%
Votes
44,665
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,939
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,29,095

A closely fought contest. RAMESH JHA won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH JHA
Congress (R)
44,66548.7%
2
SURESH CHANDRA YADAV
42,72646.6%
3
PHULESHWAR SINGH
Grand Alliance
1,3671.5%
4
JAI RAM MISHRA
IND
1,1131.2%
5
VRAHM DEO MISTRY
IND
9581.0%
6
GUNESHWAR SINGH
8650.9%

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.

Low turnout (224th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%NCO 46.6%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

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