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Valmiki Nagar

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Winner — 2020

Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku singh
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.3%INC 27.3%11 others 34.4%
Votes
74,906
38.3% share
Winning margin
21,585
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.9%
of 3,31,874

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku singh
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
74,90638.3%
2
Rajesh Singh
INC
53,32127.3%
3
Sumant Kumar
JAPL
18,4099.4%
4
Baidyanath Prasad
BSP
BSP
14,4987.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8,0904.1%
6
Mahendra Kumar Bharti
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
6,6123.4%
7
Deepak Kumar Malakar
BPL
4,2792.2%
8
Gaurav Jha
TPLRSP
2,8631.5%
9
Saket Kumar Pathak
JNSNGHDL
2,7351.4%
10
Mahmad Jalil
IND
2,6571.4%
11
Rajesh Kumar
IND
2,6081.3%
12
Tirthraj Yadav
IND
2,5151.3%
13
Kumari Rajwanti Kushwaha
IND
1,9961.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.3%INC 27.3%JAPL 9.4%BSP 7.4%OTH 13.4%NOTA 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.61 Cr

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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