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Winner — 1977

GHULAM SARWAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.5%INC 24.9%8 others 35.5%
Votes
21,981
39.5% share
Winning margin
8,112
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.8%
of 1,14,046

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHULAM SARWAR
Janata
21,98139.5%
2
SEROJUL HAGUE
INC
13,86924.9%
3
JANARDAN TIWARY
IND
11,08419.9%
4
AWADH BIHARI CAHUDHARY
IND
6,76012.2%
5
SARYUG PRASAD
IND
7191.3%
6
RAM BALAK
IND
4610.8%
7
KAMLESHWAR SHAHI
IND
2670.5%
8
DURGA PRASAD SINHA
IND
1850.3%
9
SHYAMA SINHA
IND
1840.3%
10
VIJAY CHANDRA SINHA
IND
1050.2%

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.

Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.5%INC 24.9%IND 19.9%IND 12.2%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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