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Winner — 2000

ASHWAMEGH DEVI
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 39.0%RJD 35.4%9 others 25.6%
Votes
48,404
39.0% share
Winning margin
4,475
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,93,003

A closely fought contest. ASHWAMEGH DEVI won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHWAMEGH DEVI
NDA (NDA)
48,40439.0%
2
ALOK KUMAR MEHTA
RJD
43,92935.4%
3
DILIP KUMAR RAI
INC
11,3409.1%
4
NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY
Samajwadi Party
9,6577.8%
5
SANTI SWAROOP SHARMA
IND
3,4802.8%
6
NAZHARUL HAQUE
3,4602.8%
7
SHYAM SUNDAR BHAGAT
MCPI(S)
1,4551.2%
8
SUKHLAL YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
1,4291.1%
9
CHANDRA DEO RAI
BJC(R)
4900.4%
10
SARITA SWARAJ
2910.2%
11
KRISHNA GOPAL SHARMA
IND
1410.1%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 39.0%RJD 35.4%INC 9.1%SP 7.8%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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