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Winner — 1972

S. M. JAFAR ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.6%PHJ 31.5%10 others 31.9%
Votes
12,968
36.6% share
Winning margin
1,831
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
42.6%
of 83,078

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. M. JAFAR ALI
Congress (R)
12,96836.6%
2
BANNALAL KHEMANI
PHJ
11,13731.5%
3
AJIT KR. BISWAS
Left
5,15914.6%
4
BADRIKANATH JHA
Grand Alliance
1,7655.0%
5
MD. AMIN
SUC
1,3093.7%
6
S. M. NIZAMUDDIN
IND
8092.3%
7
RAGHUNATH PD. YADAV
IND
7162.0%
8
BHUBNESHWAR MISHRA
Grand Alliance
3821.1%
9
MD. MAHSIN
IND
3300.9%
10
DR. A. WAHAB
3060.9%
11
DR. MD. SOHRABALI
IND
2610.7%
12
DIPESH CH. MANDAL
2470.7%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
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 36.6%PHJ 31.5%CPM 14.6%OTH 17.3%

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
Known forDISTRICT
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