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Winner — 2010

ASHA DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.5%IND 33.2%11 others 19.3%
Votes
59,425
47.5% share
Winning margin
17,919
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.0%
of 2,55,418

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHA DEVI
NDA (NDA)
59,42547.5%
2
RIT LAL RAY
IND
41,50633.2%
3
SACHCHIDA NAND RAI
11,4959.2%
4
VIJAY SINGH YADAV
INC
3,6082.9%
5
BINOD SINGH
IND
2,9692.4%
6
ASHOK KUMAR JAISWAL
IND
1,3031.0%
7
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH
BSP
1,1120.9%
8
RAM BHAJAN SINGH YADAV
IND
1,0060.8%
9
RAMESH SINGH
IND
6290.5%
10
MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD
IND
6210.5%
11
RAKESH KUMAR GOPE
5510.4%
12
PARMESHWAR SINGH
4740.4%
13
GANESH RAY
IND
3510.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%IND 33.2%RJD 9.2%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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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