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Winner — 2020

RAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.1%RJD 43.1%9 others 10.7%
Votes
76,182
46.1% share
Winning margin
4,973
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
52.6%
of 3,13,857

A closely fought contest. RAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
NDA (NDA)
76,18246.1%
2
SAROJ YADAV
71,20943.1%
3
ASHA DEVI
IND
7,2034.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7841.7%
5
MANJEE KUMAR SHAH
IND
2,6351.6%
6
RAGHUPATI YADAV
JAPL
1,3530.8%
7
SIYAMATI RAI
1,2480.8%
8
GUPTESHWAR DUBEY
IND
7390.5%
9
NIMESH SHUKLA
JmtP
6380.4%
10
MOHD KALAM KHAN
IND
5600.3%
11
RAMTAHAL CHOUDHARY
LGJNPSCL
5360.3%

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

Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%RJD 43.1%OTH 9.0%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

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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