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Winner — 1972

JANARDAN TIWARY
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 42.9%INC 35.7%5 others 21.5%
Votes
24,694
42.9% share
Winning margin
4,147
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,07,362

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN TIWARY
Grand Alliance
24,69442.9%
2
RAJARAM CHAUDHURY
Congress (R)
20,54735.7%
3
RAHIMULAH SHAEB
IND
6,18810.7%
4
BAIKISHUN SINGH
IND
3,2585.7%
5
BABU HUSAIN
1,2152.1%
6
CHANDRESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,2102.1%
7
DURGA PRASAD SINHA
IND
4940.9%

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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 42.9%INC 35.7%IND 10.7%IND 5.7%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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