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Winner — 1985

DHARMESH PRASAD VERMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.2%INC 33.1%8 others 11.7%
Votes
41,257
55.2% share
Winning margin
16,522
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,23,300

Sikta is a safe seat — DHARMESH PRASAD VERMA won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARMESH PRASAD VERMA
Janata
41,25755.2%
2
GAUSAL AZAM
INC
24,73533.1%
3
YAMUNA PATHAK
IND
4,6536.2%
4
SALAVDDIN
Lok Dal
1,9952.7%
5
HARISH CHANDRA SAH
ICS
8961.2%
6
GAFOOR KHAN
IND
3610.5%
7
SHEIKH MUSTAQVIM
IND
3590.5%
8
SHIVAJEE ARYA
IND
1850.3%
9
SURAT NARAIN CHOUDHURY
IND
1380.2%
10
SHAHEED MIAN
IND
1200.2%

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.

High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.2%INC 33.1%IND 6.2%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan column

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

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Vadic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vadic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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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