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Winner — 1985 by-elections

V.PD.YADAV
LKD 35.6%INC 33.0%11 others 31.4%
Votes
26,418
35.5% share
Winning margin
1,893
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
13

Kishunpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,893 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.PD.YADAV
26,4180.0%
2
S.DEVI(W)
24,5250.0%
3
V.MEHTA
13,8120.0%
4
A.K.SHARMA
IND
2,0690.0%
5
B.MANDAL
ICS
1,7510.0%
6
D.SHARMA
IND
1,1690.0%
7
N.MANDAL
IND
1,1370.0%
8
J.MUSAHAR
IND
8670.0%
9
NR.MANDAL
IND
8040.0%
10
MD.S.HUSSAIN
IND
6440.0%
11
N.RAM
IND
4980.0%
12
B.MANDAL
IND
4000.0%
13
VINODANAND
IND
2130.0%

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 (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
170th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 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
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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