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Winner — 1980

MOIDUR REHMAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 36.7%IND 34.3%4 others 29.0%
Votes
21,459
36.7% share
Winning margin
1,365
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.7%
of 1,05,059

A closely fought contest. MOIDUR REHMAN won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOIDUR REHMAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,45936.7%
2
JAHORUDDIN
IND
20,09434.3%
3
MOH. AKHTAR HUSSAIN
14,67825.1%
4
BEHBUD
IND
1,0541.8%
5
TAJUL ARFIN
IND
8121.4%
6
TAMIZ
IND
4390.8%

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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.7%IND 34.3%INC(U) 25.1%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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