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Winner — 2000

RAM DHANI SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 42.2%RJD 33.4%15 others 24.4%
Votes
53,489
42.2% share
Winning margin
11,078
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,86,294

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DHANI SINGH
NDA (NDA)
53,48942.2%
2
SAROJ KUMAR GUPTA
RJD
42,41133.4%
3
LAXMAN RAI
INC
14,23311.2%
4
BRIJ KISHORE SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
5,9574.7%
5
NARENDRA SINGH KUSHWAHA
BSP
5,0664.0%
6
JANAKI BHAGAT
SWJP
1,0000.8%
7
BIRENDAR SINGH
IND
8530.7%
8
JAGNARAYAN SINGH
NCP
7100.6%
9
SAMUNDAR CHAUDHARY
7050.6%
10
JWALA PRASAD
NDA
6850.5%
11
RAJ NARAYAN SINGH
BJC(R)
4390.3%
12
SHIVASHRAYA KUMAR
IND
4220.3%
13
KANHAIYA PRASAD SINGH
SSD
3370.3%
14
NIRMALA DEVI
AJBP
2930.2%
15
MUNI LAL CHAUDHARY
AD
1000.1%
16
BABAN RAM
IND
910.1%
17
TRILOKI SINGH
IND
880.1%

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 (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.7% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
120th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.2%RJD 33.4%INC 11.2%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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