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Winner — 1990

DILIP KUMAR RAI
INC· INC
INC 32.6%JD 30.7%14 others 36.7%
Votes
34,977
32.6% share
Winning margin
2,013
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,65,651

Kalyanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,013 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP KUMAR RAI
INC
34,97732.6%
2
BASHISHT NARAIN SINGH
National Front
32,96430.7%
3
MUNNA SINGH
IND
10,95610.2%
4
JAWAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP
10,0089.3%
5
UMESH KUMAR KARJI
LKD(B)
8,2447.7%
6
SHIVNATH SAHNI
IND
2,3062.1%
7
SHYAM SUNDER BHAGAT
IND
1,9261.8%
8
RAM NATH MISHRA
PBI
1,8731.7%
9
MADAN PRASAD MANUSHENDRA
IPF
1,3711.3%
10
THAKAN SAHNI
IND
8630.8%
11
GANESH SINGH
IND
7660.7%
12
GANPT MAHTO
3140.3%
13
ARBIND KUMAR SINGH
IND
2960.3%
14
UMESH SINGH
IND
2190.2%
15
SANSAR THAKUR
IND
1770.2%
16
LALBABU CHOUDHARY
IND
1550.1%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%JD 30.7%IND 10.2%BJP 9.3%LKD(B) 7.7%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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