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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Narain Prasad
BSP 32.3%JD(U) 17.0%13 others 50.7%
Votes
28,070
32.3% share
Winning margin
13,326
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
15

Nautan is a safe seat — Narain Prasad won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Narain Prasad
28,07032.3%
2
Manorma Prasad
14,74417.0%
3
Mukhi Sahani
12,27714.1%
4
Gallu Chaudhary
8,79810.1%
5
Shivratan Yadav
4,4285.1%
6
Abdul Kalam
3,9174.5%
7
Vinod Pr. Kushwaha
IND
3,7164.3%
8
Nand Kishore Prasad
IND
2,8093.2%
9
Ramakant Pr.Kushwaha
IND
2,0572.4%
10
Mohan Pandit
IND
1,3931.6%
11
Ravi S.P.Patel
IND
1,3891.6%
12
Shrikanti Devi
IND
1,1151.3%
13
Lalan Rai
IND
8331.0%
14
Birendra Kumar
IND
6840.8%
15
Ramesh C. Sinha
IND
6040.7%

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 (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 32.3%JD(U) 17.0%RJD 14.1%CPI 10.1%INC 5.1%OTH 21.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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