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Winner — 1977

NAWAL KISHORE SAHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 28.8%IND 26.0%13 others 45.1%
Votes
17,157
28.8% share
Winning margin
1,661
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.7%
of 1,24,786

A closely fought contest. NAWAL KISHORE SAHI won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAWAL KISHORE SAHI
Janata
17,15728.8%
2
TAPESHWAR RAI
IND
15,49626.0%
3
RAM NIWAS PD. SINGH
INC
11,88820.0%
4
RAM KUMAR JHA
IND
3,8876.5%
5
MUSAFIR RAI
IND
2,6784.5%
6
TRIVENI PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,3774.0%
7
SHIV SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
1,8333.1%
8
PADMASHA SHARMA
IND
1,1481.9%
9
GULTEIN SAHNI
IND
8981.5%
10
PADMANABH SHRMA
IND
7861.3%
11
SIDHI VINAYAK JHA
IND
5220.9%
12
OBINUL HAQUE
IND
5080.8%
13
BADRUL HASAN
IND
1490.3%
14
RATNESHWAR THAKUR
IND
1000.2%
15
SHIV SHANKAR SHARMA
IND
920.1%

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.

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 28.8%IND 26.0%INC 20.0%IND 6.5%OTH 18.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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