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Winner — 1977

YUGAL SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.9%CPI 39.2%7 others 12.0%
Votes
24,716
48.9% share
Winning margin
4,892
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.4%
of 1,14,040

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YUGAL SINGH
Janata
24,71648.9%
2
DHARMDEO SINGH
Left
19,82439.2%
3
RAM KHATOON SINGH
IND
1,5973.2%
4
AWANTIKA SHASHTRI
IND
1,4782.9%
5
CHANDRA DEEP YADAV
SSD
7371.5%
6
NARSINGH SINGH
IND
7041.4%
7
BRAHMDEO NARAIN SINGH
IND
6871.4%
8
BAIJ NATH SINGH
IND
5071.0%
9
PANNA LAL SINGH
IND
3440.7%

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 (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.9%CPI 39.2%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

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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