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Winner — 1981 by-elections

R.K.YADAV
INC(I)
INC(I) 55.6%LKD 39.9%2 others 4.5%
Votes
41,481
55.6% share
Winning margin
11,670
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Singheshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11,670 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.K.YADAV
INC(I)
41,4810.0%
2
A.L.YADAV
29,8110.0%
3
C.N.YADAV
IND
2,2080.0%
4
R.K.DEVI(W)
IND
1,1260.0%

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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
7 seats · 4 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
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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