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Winner — 1981 by-elections

H.K.SINGH
IND
IND 47.0%IND 20.8%10 others 32.2%
Votes
18,736
47.0% share
Winning margin
10,439
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
12

Masrakh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,439 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.K.SINGH
IND
18,7360.0%
2
K.N.RAI
IND
8,2970.0%
3
R.B.SINGH
5,9810.0%
4
N.SINGH
3,9490.0%
5
H.N.PRASAD
IND
8500.0%
6
T.P.THAKUR
IND
7540.0%
7
N.SINGH
IND
3590.0%
8
B.PANDEY
IND
3060.0%
9
P.RAI
IND
2320.0%
10
R.SINGH
IND
2000.0%
11
I.H.KHAN
IND
1170.0%
12
B.D.SINGH
IND
840.0%

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.

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
150th 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
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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