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Winner — 1977

INDRADEO CHAUDHARY
IND
IND 48.5%JNP 31.3%12 others 20.2%
Votes
40,935
48.5% share
Winning margin
14,563
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,21,170

Asthawan is a safe seat — INDRADEO CHAUDHARY won by 17.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
INDRADEO CHAUDHARY
IND
40,93548.5%
2
RAMA SINHA
Janata
26,37231.3%
3
AYODHAYA PRASAD
INC
7,7509.2%
4
NAND KISHORE PRASAD SINGH
SSD
3,2063.8%
5
LOK NATH PRASAD
IND
2,2062.6%
6
BHAGWATI DEVI
IND
1,0451.2%
7
SACHIDANAND SINGH
IND
9851.2%
8
DURGA SINGH PATEL
IND
6500.8%
9
TAPESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
3820.5%
10
RAVINDRA PRASAD
IND
3770.5%
11
CHANDRA PRABHA DEVI
IND
2230.3%
12
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
1100.1%
13
ARJUN PRASAD
IND
1000.1%
14
SHYAM KISHORE SINGH
IND
480.1%

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.

Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.5%JNP 31.3%INC 9.2%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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