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Winner — 1980

PIR MOHAMMAD ANSARI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 27.4%JNP(SC) 24.1%8 others 48.6%
Votes
22,480
27.4% share
Winning margin
2,705
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.1%
of 1,43,955

A closely fought contest. PIR MOHAMMAD ANSARI won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PIR MOHAMMAD ANSARI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,48027.4%
2
RAM SWARTHA RAI
JNP(SC)
19,77524.1%
3
LALITESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP
16,72620.4%
4
RAM SAGAR PRASAD YADAV
12,34315.0%
5
RAM SWAROOP SINGH
Left
8,91810.9%
6
NAWAL KISHORE AZAD
JNP(SR)
1,0891.3%
7
NAWAB SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
3030.4%
8
RAMA KISHAN PRASAD
IND
2540.3%
9
RAM BHAJAN MAHATO
IND
1590.2%
10
SHIV CHANDRA RAI
IND
1040.1%

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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 27.4%JNP(SC) 24.1%BJP 20.4%INC(U) 15.0%CPI 10.9%OTH 2.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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