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Winner — 1979 by-elections

D.N.SINGH
CPI 39.9%IND(I) 30.7%11 others 29.4%
Votes
25,660
39.9% share
Winning margin
5,898
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
13

Maithani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,898 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.N.SINGH
25,6600.0%
2
V.N.SINGH
IND(I)
19,7620.0%
3
M.K.SINGH
9,6190.0%
4
G.SINGH
3,6520.0%
5
K.D.RAI
3,5620.0%
6
B.K.AZAD
IND
4640.0%
7
S.SINGH
IND
4210.0%
8
V.S.TANTI
IND
3600.0%
9
S.N.JHA"AMIN"
IND
2600.0%
10
B.P.SINGH
IND
2010.0%
11
M.N.SINGH
IND
1690.0%
12
R.C.MISSER
IND
1300.0%
13
S.DEVI(W)
IND
770.0%

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 (127th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
142nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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