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Winner — 1977

DINBANDHU PD. YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 25.9%INC 25.2%12 others 48.9%
Votes
16,699
25.9% share
Winning margin
482
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,07,322

Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 482 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINBANDHU PD. YADAV
Janata
16,69925.9%
2
JAI KUMAR SINGH
INC
16,21725.2%
3
BIRENDRA NR. SINGH
IND
7,05210.9%
4
SATYA NR MANDAL
IND
4,8047.5%
5
JAGDISH PD. PANDEY
IND
3,9536.1%
6
SURENDRA PD. JAISWAL
IND
3,3405.2%
7
YOGANAND MANDAL
IND
3,1114.8%
8
KRISHNA CHANDRA JHA
IND
2,7804.3%
9
RAGHUNANDAN PD. MANDAL
IND
2,3813.7%
10
SACHIDANAND YADAV
IND
1,7542.7%
11
CHHUTHARU RISHIDEO
IND
1,1191.7%
12
TILASWAR RISHI
IND
8911.4%
13
YOGENDRA PD. YADAV
IND
2400.4%
14
ANANT PD. SWARNKAR
IND
510.1%

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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 25.9%INC 25.2%IND 10.9%IND 7.5%IND 6.1%IND 5.2%OTH 19.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

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