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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

AWADHESH PRASAD KUSHWAHA
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 38.7%JD(U) 30.3%7 others 31.0%
Votes
36,755
38.7% share
Winning margin
7,964
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.7%
of 1,94,962

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADHESH PRASAD KUSHWAHA
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
36,75538.7%
2
MAHESHWAR SINGH
NDA
28,79130.3%
3
SATYA SHARAN YADAV
10,41011.0%
4
UPENDRA RAI
BSP
10,17610.7%
5
RUPNARAYAN RAM
IND
2,0772.2%
6
ARUN PANDEY
IND
1,9162.0%
7
MAHENDRA SAHANI
IND
1,8752.0%
8
RAGHVENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,7181.8%
9
BACHCHI PANDEY
IND
1,2951.4%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 38.7%JD(U) 30.3%RJD 11.0%BSP 10.7%OTH 9.3%

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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