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Winner — 2010

SUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.6%LJP 39.2%6 others 17.2%
Votes
51,664
43.6% share
Winning margin
5,221
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.9%
of 2,24,109

A closely fought contest. SUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU
NDA (NDA)
51,66443.6%
2
RAGHWENDRA KUMAR SINGH
46,44339.2%
3
AMARNATH GUPTA
BSP
8,0556.8%
4
KUMARI RUPAM
INC
3,8703.3%
5
GANESH PRASAD
IND
3,6583.1%
6
MADHURENDRA THAKUR
2,1391.8%
7
MADHUP KUMAR SINGH
1,7011.4%
8
RATAN KUMAR
9970.8%

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

Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.6%LJP 39.2%BSP 6.8%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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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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