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Winner — 1972

SHIVAKANT MISHRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 20.1%IND 17.3%6 others 62.6%
Votes
13,974
20.1% share
Winning margin
1,924
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,19,625

A closely fought contest. SHIVAKANT MISHRA won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVAKANT MISHRA
Congress (R)
13,97420.1%
2
BALKRISHNA AZAD
IND
12,05017.3%
3
JAGESHWAR SINGH
IND
11,93917.2%
4
JAGDAMB PRASAD MANDAL
10,52515.1%
5
BHUMI MANDAL
10,47015.1%
6
CHANDRA KANT YADAV
Grand Alliance
8,45312.2%
7
RAHIM PAHALWAN
IND
1,2771.8%
8
SHIVAKANT MISHRA
IND
8421.2%

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 (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 20.1%IND 17.3%IND 17.2%NCO 15.1%SOP 15.1%BJS 12.2%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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