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Winner — 2000

GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.3%RJD 44.4%9 others 8.4%
Votes
51,273
47.3% share
Winning margin
3,128
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,76,013

A closely fought contest. GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU
NDA (NDA)
51,27347.3%
2
RAJENDRA YADAV
RJD
48,14544.4%
3
RANJEET KU. YADAV
Samajwadi Party
2,2232.0%
4
SITA RAM YADAV
INC
1,6181.5%
5
DEV NA. YADAV
IND
1,4211.3%
6
BRAJ KISHORE PRASAD
1,2081.1%
7
LAXMI MALLICK
IND
9760.9%
8
RAJA KHAN
IND
7620.7%
9
UMESH YADAV
IND
4110.4%
10
RAMESH YADAV
BSP
2700.3%
11
INDRA KANT YADAV
IND
1700.2%

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 (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.3%RJD 44.4%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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