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Winner — 1985

PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 48.1%CPI 44.1%7 others 7.8%
Votes
33,269
48.1% share
Winning margin
2,727
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,30,905

A closely fought contest. PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA
INC
33,26948.1%
2
DEOKI NANDAN SINGH
Left
30,54244.1%
3
SHEKHO SINGH
IND
1,7952.6%
4
RAMCHANDRA MISHRA
BJP
1,4452.1%
5
TANAKU LAL YADAV
Lok Dal
8571.2%
6
PHULENA SINGH
IND
4150.6%
7
KRISHNA CHANDRA
IND
3920.6%
8
KRISHNA BAHADUR LAL
IND
3350.5%
9
JAWAHAR LAL BHARDWAJ
IND
1330.2%

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.

Average turnout (127th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
142nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%CPI 44.1%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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