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Winner — 1985

KHALIL ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 25.1%CPI 18.6%16 others 56.3%
Votes
19,254
25.1% share
Winning margin
4,992
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,61,602

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHALIL ANSARI
INC
19,25425.1%
2
RAMDEO SINGH
Left
14,26218.6%
3
RAMSWARTH RAI
Lok Dal
11,42514.9%
4
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
9,85712.8%
5
SATYA NARAYAN KESHARI
BJP
7,2019.4%
6
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
Janata
5,9087.7%
7
MD. HABIB
ICS
4,5826.0%
8
RAM VRIKSH PASWAN
IND
2,0762.7%
9
ATUL KUMAR
IND
4100.5%
10
LALIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
3910.5%
11
MD. AZIMULLAH
IND
2740.4%
12
RAM KRISHAN SINGH
IND
2380.3%
13
SATYENDRA NATH VERMA
IND
2030.3%
14
JAY NARAYAN CHAUDHARY
IND
1880.3%
15
RAMAN PRASAD MISHRA
IND
1810.2%
16
RAM KISHORE
IND
1210.2%
17
RAMNATH RAI
IND
800.1%
18
MD. JUBAIR ALAM
IND
750.1%

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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.0% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.1%CPI 18.6%LKD 14.9%IND 12.8%BJP 9.4%JNP 7.7%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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