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Winner — 1995

VAIJU PRASAD
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.9%SAP 38.0%29 others 20.1%
Votes
53,911
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,900
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,80,538

A closely fought contest. VAIJU PRASAD won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAIJU PRASAD
Janata Dal
53,91141.9%
2
RAM NARESH SINGH
49,01138.0%
3
ARVIND KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
10,2808.0%
4
AVINASH SHARMA
BJP
6,9985.4%
5
NAGINA PRASAD
IND
2,3371.8%
6
VRIJNANDAN VIND
IND
1,4411.1%
7
GOPAL PRASAD
INC
1,2431.0%
8
VASHISTH KUMAR
IND
8060.6%
9
UDAY SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
2360.2%
10
SABJEET KUMAR
IND
2230.2%
11
BUNDI RAVIDAS
IND
2120.2%
12
DILIP MOCHI
IND
2050.2%
13
UMA SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
1760.1%
14
PURUSOTTAM SHARMA
IND
1640.1%
15
CHANDRAMANI KUMAR MANI
IND
1410.1%
16
PRAMOD KUMAR
IND
1190.1%
17
KUMAR RAJ MANORANJAN SINGH
IND
1180.1%
18
BHAGWAT SINGH
IND
1170.1%
19
USHA DEVI
IND
1160.1%
20
ANJANI KUMAR
IND
1120.1%
21
BHUSHAN PRASAD
IND
1120.1%
22
MOHAN PASWAN
IND
1090.1%
23
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
IND
990.1%
24
SARANDHAR PRASAD
IND
860.1%
25
SUBHASH SINGH
IND
820.1%
26
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
BPP
710.1%
27
AHSAN KHAN
IND
690.1%
28
BRAHMDEO PATEL
IND
670.1%
29
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
630.1%
30
USHA PRASAD
540.0%
31
BUDHAN RAM
IND
330.0%

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.

Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.9%SAP 38.0%CPI(ML)(L) 8.0%BJP 5.4%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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