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Winner — 1995

RAN VIJAY SHAHI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.7%INC 34.8%19 others 23.5%
Votes
38,778
41.7% share
Winning margin
6,396
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,62,540

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAN VIJAY SHAHI
JD
Janata Dal
38,77841.7%
2
VISHWA MOHAN SHARMA
INC
INC
32,38234.8%
3
DHARMESH PD. VERMA
SJP(R)
4,1194.4%
4
PARAS PRASAD YADAVA
BJP
BJP
3,0363.3%
5
AZAZ AHAMAD
SAP
2,5132.7%
6
MANSOOR AHAMAD SHAHI
BSP
2,2872.5%
7
OBAIK RAHMAN SHEIKH
CVP
1,6091.7%
8
RAMAKANT PRASAD
IND
1,4161.5%
9
GARJAN YADAVA
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,4071.5%
10
YOGENDRA SHARMA
BPP
1,3191.4%
11
LALESHWAR NISHAD
IND
1,2941.4%
12
THAKUR PRASAD
DDP
1,0941.2%
13
NAGINA YADAVA
IND
4860.5%
14
GAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
4220.5%
15
SAHABUDDIN SHEIKH
IND
1930.2%
16
BACHCHA PRASAD
IND
1930.2%
17
YADOLAL SAH
IND
1620.2%
18
BHOLA SAH
IND
1040.1%
19
MAHABIR RAM
IND
970.1%
20
UMA SHANKER TIWARI
IND
850.1%
21
ASHARFI YADAVA
IND
760.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.1% · max 67.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.7%INC 34.8%OTH 23.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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