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Winner — 1972

BRIJ MOHAN SINGH
NCO 31.1%SOP 22.6%8 others 46.3%
Votes
14,959
31.1% share
Winning margin
4,075
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
40.4%
of 1,19,114

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ MOHAN SINGH
14,95931.1%
2
ARJOO SINGH
10,88422.6%
3
BHOLA RAM
HSD
7,16914.9%
4
DHANANJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
7,15214.9%
5
RADHA RANI SINGH
Grand Alliance
5,43411.3%
6
HARIHAR PRASAD
IND
8961.9%
7
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
8601.8%
8
NARESH KUMAR VERMA
IND
3390.7%
9
JAGDISH NARAYAN SINGH
IND
2950.6%
10
MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
920.2%

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.

High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 31.1%SOP 22.6%HSD 14.9%IND 14.9%BJS 11.3%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

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