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Winner — 1977

SURYADEO SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.9%INC 40.5%9 others 7.5%
Votes
33,279
51.9% share
Winning margin
7,296
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,13,230

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYADEO SINGH
Janata
33,27951.9%
2
RAM NAGINA SINGH
INC
25,98340.5%
3
SHEODHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,5624.0%
4
VISHWANATH MISHRA
IND
5130.8%
5
AMBIKA SINGH
IND
4080.6%
6
TRIPURARI SHARAN SINGH
IND
2930.5%
7
RABINDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2910.5%
8
BHUSHAN PATHAK
IND
2310.4%
9
RAM NATH RAJAK
IND
2160.3%
10
GANPAT RAI
IND
1780.3%
11
JWALA PRASAD SINGH
IND
1390.2%

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.

Low turnout (209th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.9%INC 40.5%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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