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Winner — 2000

PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL'
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 32.6%RJD 30.1%5 others 37.3%
Votes
40,168
32.6% share
Winning margin
3,081
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,77,802

A closely fought contest. PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL' won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL'
NDA (NDA)
40,16832.6%
2
VIDYA SAGAR NISHAD
RJD
37,08730.1%
3
SATYA NARAYAN SINGH
34,22527.8%
4
CHALITRA SADA
IND
3,9593.2%
5
JAY PRAKASH SINGH
INC
3,7773.1%
6
LAKSHMAN SAHANI
IND
2,2941.9%
7
ANJANI CHAUDHARY
NCP
1,7811.4%

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 (242nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 2.5% · max 55.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
41%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 32.6%RJD 30.1%CPI 27.8%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

7 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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