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Winner — 1977

SHEOPUJAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 32.2%INC 24.2%12 others 43.6%
Votes
20,184
32.2% share
Winning margin
5,037
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,06,429

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEOPUJAN SINGH
Janata
20,18432.2%
2
LAKSHMAN RAI
INC
15,14724.2%
3
RAMDHANI RAM
IND
8,04012.8%
4
RAM NARAIN SAH
IND
6,56110.5%
5
RAM NARAIN SINGH
Left
5,1438.2%
6
RAM SUBHAG CHAUDHRY
IND
1,9373.1%
7
RAMJEE OJHA
IND
1,6532.6%
8
RAM ASHISH PRASAD
IND
1,5752.5%
9
RAM KRIPAL RAI
IND
6571.1%
10
RAM NARESH SINGH
IND
5360.9%
11
RAM BELAS SINGH
IND
5350.8%
12
RAMNATH RAM
IND
4420.7%
13
KEDAR NATH THAKUR
IND
1860.3%
14
KANHAIYA SINGH
SSD
590.1%

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 (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.7% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
120th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 32.2%INC 24.2%IND 12.8%IND 10.5%CPI 8.2%OTH 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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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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