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Winner — 2000

MAHESHWAR SINGH
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 48.9%RJD 38.6%5 others 12.5%
Votes
60,363
48.9% share
Winning margin
12,718
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,75,446

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHWAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
60,36348.9%
2
AWADHESH PD. KUSH.
RJD
47,64538.6%
3
MD. HEDAYETULLAH KHAN
INC
10,5438.6%
4
BISHWANATH YADAV
2,7572.2%
5
BASANT HAJRA
IND
1,3921.1%
6
PHULENA YADAV
BSP
5090.4%
7
BABULAL RAM
IND
1670.1%

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.

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 48.9%RJD 38.6%INC 8.6%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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