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Winner — 1980

UDEY NA. RAI
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 42.4%INC(I) 40.1%6 others 17.4%
Votes
40,136
42.4% share
Winning margin
2,164
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,35,436

A closely fought contest. UDEY NA. RAI won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDEY NA. RAI
JNP(SC)
40,13642.4%
2
RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV
INC(I)
Congress (I)
37,97240.1%
3
VISHWA NATH SINGH
JNP(JP)
14,52115.3%
4
NASIB RAI
IND
7750.8%
5
LALAN PRASAD SINGH
BJP
6820.7%
6
RAM BRICHH RAI
IND
2010.2%
7
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
1700.2%
8
BABULAL SHASTRI
JNP(SR)
1550.2%

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 (58th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 42.4%INC(I) 40.1%JNP(JP) 15.3%OTH 2.1%

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
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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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