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Winner — 1985

GUNA NAND JHA
INC· INC
INC 32.4%JNP 30.0%18 others 37.6%
Votes
22,102
32.5% share
Winning margin
1,678
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,28,592

A closely fought contest. GUNA NAND JHA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GUNA NAND JHA
INC
22,10232.5%
2
DEO NARAYAN YADAV
Janata
20,42430.0%
3
KAPIL DEO KAMAT
IND
10,11814.9%
4
BRAHMDEO MAHTO
Lok Dal
5,2017.6%
5
NARAMDESHWAR SINGH AZAD
Left
3,7055.4%
6
BALESHWAR SINGH BHARTI
BJP
3,3905.0%
7
RAMLAKHAN JHA
IND
5890.9%
8
MOJIBOOR RAHMAN
ICS
5660.8%
9
NARESH JHA
IND
4450.7%
10
VIHARY SADAY
IND
4420.7%
11
TEJ NA. JHA
IND
1810.3%
12
RAMJULUM YADAV
IND
1760.3%
13
TARAKANT MISSIR
IND
1460.2%
14
RADHA KANT MISSIR
IND
1430.2%
15
SHASHI BHUSHAN PAR. MISSIR
IND
1220.2%
16
RAM DAYAL YADAV
IND
1170.2%
17
RAM PRASAD YADAV
IND
780.1%
18
SATYA NARAYAN YADAV
IND
690.1%
19
SRIPRAKASH JHA
IND
570.1%
20
SRIMOHAN JHA
IND
400.1%

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.

Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.5%JNP 30.0%IND 14.9%LKD 7.6%CPI 5.4%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

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