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Winner — 1977

MUNSHI LAL RAY
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.6%INC 21.6%7 others 28.7%
Votes
28,286
49.6% share
Winning margin
15,947
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,18,777

Jandaha is a safe seat — MUNSHI LAL RAY won by 28.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNSHI LAL RAY
Janata
28,28649.6%
2
BHAGDEV SINGH
INC
12,33921.6%
3
TULSIDAS MEHTA
IND
10,05417.6%
4
PARSHURAM PD. SINGH
IND
4,6278.1%
5
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
5330.9%
6
PRAMOD NARAYAN SINGH
IND
5140.9%
7
RAJIENDRA RAY
IND
3430.6%
8
VIJAY MANDAL
IND
2490.4%
9
LAKSHMESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
560.1%

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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
184th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.6%INC 21.6%IND 17.6%IND 8.1%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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