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Winner — 1977

GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.9%INC 22.9%7 others 49.2%
Votes
17,010
27.9% share
Winning margin
3,024
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,02,600

A closely fought contest. GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU
Janata
17,01027.9%
2
SATYANARAIN YADAV
INC
13,98622.9%
3
MAKESHWAR PRAASD YADVV
Left
6,94311.4%
4
RAMBAHADUR SINGH
IND
6,41710.5%
5
KAMRUL HODA RAHMAN
IND
6,0009.8%
6
RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV
IND
4,5987.5%
7
SACHINDANAND PD. SINGH
IND
3,2295.3%
8
JAGANNATH MAHTO
IND
1,4822.4%
9
NADE PASWAN
IND
1,3532.2%

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.

Average turnout (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.9%INC 22.9%CPI 11.4%IND 10.5%IND 9.8%IND 7.5%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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