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Winner — 1985

UDAI NARAIN RAI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 37.2%JNP 32.1%21 others 30.8%
Votes
35,389
37.2% share
Winning margin
4,846
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,43,185

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDAI NARAIN RAI
Lok Dal
35,38937.2%
2
HARIHAR PRASAD SINGH
Janata
30,54332.1%
3
RAM BRIKASH RAI
INC
18,86819.8%
4
HARIHAR SINGH
IND
2,3842.5%
5
VIR BAHADUR SINGH YADAV
IND
1,6541.7%
6
BHARAT BHAGAT
IND
9651.0%
7
VIJENDRA NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
9561.0%
8
VIRCHAND BHAGAT
IND
7660.8%
9
NASIB RAI
IND
6550.7%
10
VIDYA NAND PURI
IND
6480.7%
11
BHUPENDRA NARAYAN YADAV
IND
4690.5%
12
RATNESH KUMAR
IND
4120.4%
13
RAM PRASAD SAH
IND
3570.4%
14
JAWAHAR LAL RAI
IND
2530.3%
15
BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
1950.2%
16
HARIBANSH NARAYAN SINGH
BJP
1910.2%
17
RANJIT SINGH
IND
1880.2%
18
DIPAN RAI
IND
960.1%
19
BISHWANATH BHAGAT
IND
620.1%
20
BINDESHWAR RAI
IND
540.1%
21
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
510.1%
22
RAM JATAN RAI
IND
440.1%
23
RAVINDRA NATH SINGH
IND
250.0%

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 (58th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 37.2%JNP 32.1%INC 19.8%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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