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Winner — 1984 by-elections

V.GIRI
INC 47.0%JNP 27.6%5 others 25.4%
Votes
27,730
47.0% share
Winning margin
11,450
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7

Runisaidpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11,450 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.GIRI
27,7300.0%
2
N.K.SHAHI
16,2800.0%
3
R.S.RAI
13,3030.0%
4
S.SINGH
IND
7630.0%
5
S.K.NIVAW
IND
4730.0%
6
S.VERMA
IND
2650.0%
7
A.AZAD
IND
1590.0%

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.

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 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
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
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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