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Winner — 1980 by-elections

A.RAM
INC(I)
INC(I) 37.3%JNP 35.7%6 others 27.0%
Votes
20,447
37.3% share
Winning margin
861
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8

Bhore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 861 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.RAM
INC(I)
20,4470.0%
2
C.RAM
19,5860.0%
3
R.RAM
JNP(S)
5,5070.0%
4
S.B.HARIJAN
3,0800.0%
5
J.MAVJHI
IND
2,4520.0%
6
B.G.SHASTRI
IND
1,8190.0%
7
J.RAM
IND
1,4320.0%
8
G.RAM
IND
5150.0%

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 (108th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
108th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
57th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 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
6,56,246
Density
1880 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
349 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.2%Muslim 15.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity6.7%
Sanitation20.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)42.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize

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