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Winner — 1995

MUNSHI LAL RAY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 35.9%IND 26.9%23 others 37.2%
Votes
36,937
35.9% share
Winning margin
9,219
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,65,757

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNSHI LAL RAY
Janata Dal
36,93735.9%
2
RAMA KISHORE SINGH
IND
27,71826.9%
3
MAHESH PRASAD RAY
11,63711.3%
4
RAGHUPATI
IND
6,6486.5%
5
MAHINDRA NATH SINGH
BJP
3,4463.4%
6
MUNISHAWAR PRASAD SINGH
SJP(R)
3,3753.3%
7
DHIRENDRA KR. SINGH
BPP
2,6512.6%
8
NUNU LAL SINGH
IND
2,5992.5%
9
AMAR NATH SINGH
INC
1,8761.8%
10
SHYAM SUNDAR SINGH
IND
8900.9%
11
AMLENDU SHEKHAR RAY
SOP(L)
6130.6%
12
SHIYAVAR SARAN SINGH
IND
6060.6%
13
RAMIY KUMAR
IND
6010.6%
14
NOOR HASSAN MIYAN
IND
4530.4%
15
MAHENDRA PASWAN
IND
4320.4%
16
PRAMOD SINGH
IND
4280.4%
17
RANVEER SINGH
IND
3940.4%
18
NAWAL KISHORE SINGH
IND
3700.4%
19
SHYAM NANDAN SINGH
3410.3%
20
RAMESHWAR RAY
IND
2740.3%
21
RAMNARESH MISHRA
IND
1670.2%
22
MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH
AVAM
1570.1%
23
CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD
IND
1480.1%
24
UPENDRA SINGH
IND
1270.1%
25
SANJAY KUMAR SINHA
IND
950.1%

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 (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.2% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 35.9%IND 26.9%SAP 11.3%IND 6.5%OTH 19.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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