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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JANARDAN SINGH 'SIGRIWAL'
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 30.9%RJD 30.2%15 others 38.8%
Votes
28,192
30.9% share
Winning margin
644
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
42.6%
of 2,14,184

Jalalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 644 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN SINGH 'SIGRIWAL'
NDA (NDA)
28,19230.9%
2
BALAGUL MOBIN
27,54830.2%
3
HEM NARAYAN SINGH
NDA
9,28210.2%
4
CHANDRAMA SINGH
4,9935.5%
5
MANOJ KUAMR TIWARI
IND
3,8024.2%
6
GOUTAM SINGH
BSP
2,9233.2%
7
RAVI SHANKAR SINGH
IND
2,8883.2%
8
NAGENDRA RAY
IND
2,2952.5%
9
SRIBHAGWAN RAI
1,5911.7%
10
SHOM NATH MANJHI
IND
1,5821.7%
11
DR. RAMZAN ALI
SJP(R)
1,2491.4%
12
MAHESH MANJHI
IND
1,2431.4%
13
RAMAYAN "JEEVANDANI"
IND
1,0261.1%
14
SANJIV KUAMR SINGH
IND
7260.8%
15
ZAFFRULLA KHAN
IND
6490.7%
16
KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMA
AD
5920.6%
17
ANJU DEVI
IND
5680.6%

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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.9%RJD 30.2%JD(U) 10.2%INC 5.5%OTH 23.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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