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Winner — 1977

AMRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 26.6%IND 23.2%11 others 50.2%
Votes
17,048
26.6% share
Winning margin
2,153
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,20,912

A closely fought contest. AMRENDRA PRASAD SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
Janata
17,04826.6%
2
MUHAMMAD ZAHIRUDDIN AHMAD
IND
14,89523.2%
3
UMA SHANKAR SINGH
INC
13,90721.7%
4
JAGDISH MANDAL
IND
5,3718.4%
5
YOGESHWAR PRASAD MANDAL
IND
4,8677.6%
6
HEM KANT JHA
IND
2,3903.7%
7
LADU LAL CHOUDHARY
IND
1,7772.8%
8
DUKHA MUKHIA
IND
1,5922.5%
9
SATISHRAJ SHRIVASTAVA
IND
6881.1%
10
NIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
6361.0%
11
PADMABATI
IND
3520.6%
12
BASUDEO YADAV
IND
3230.5%
13
YOGENDRA PRASAD CHOUDHARY
IND
2880.5%

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 (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 26.6%IND 23.2%INC 21.7%IND 8.4%IND 7.6%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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