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Winner — 1985

ADNAN KHAN
INC· INC
INC 34.3%BJP 22.0%14 others 43.7%
Votes
20,543
34.3% share
Winning margin
7,387
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,24,668

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADNAN KHAN
INC
20,54334.3%
2
RAM PRAVESH RAI
BJP
13,15622.0%
3
VIJUL SINGH
Left
6,47010.8%
4
SHEO NATH PANDEY
IND
4,8748.2%
5
MANUDDIN MIAN
Janata
3,5235.9%
6
ACHCHAYLAL PRASAD
Lok Dal
3,1565.3%
7
RAMDEO CHOUDHARY
IND
2,9825.0%
8
BANKALAL YADAV
IND
1,3152.2%
9
SURENDRA KUMAR RAI
IND
1,2272.0%
10
INDRA KISHORE TIWARI
IND
7821.3%
11
MD. NUR ALAM ANSARI
IND
4450.7%
12
MAHMOOD ALAM
IND
4310.7%
13
BACHHA BHAGAT
IND
3120.5%
14
KARMDEO UPADHYA
IND
3030.5%
15
BANGAM PRASAD
IND
1760.3%
16
JAGESHWAR PRASAD
IND
1210.2%

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 (167th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.3%BJP 22.0%CPI 10.8%IND 8.2%JNP 5.9%LKD 5.3%OTH 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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