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Pranpur

1951195719621967196919721977198019851990199520002005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010201520202025

Winner — 2020

NISHA SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.0%INC 38.5%12 others 21.5%
Votes
79,974
40.0% share
Winning margin
2,972
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.5%
of 3,05,685

Pranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,972 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NISHA SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
79,97440.0%
2
TAUQUIR ALAM
INC
77,00238.5%
3
ISHRAT PARWEEN
IND
19,7469.9%
4
SUDARSHAN CHANDRA PAUL
IND
5,8882.9%
5
KISHOR MANDAL
IND
3,6031.8%
6
AJAY SINGH
IND
3,4011.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,1681.6%
8
MANOJ MURMU
BMUP
2,6461.3%
9
ABDUS SALAM
AZSP
1,2600.6%
10
DILIP KUMAR DIWAKAR
IND
1,0080.5%
11
JAWED RAHI
IND
9120.5%
12
GANGA KEWAT
RJBP
6110.3%
13
HASSAN MAHMOOD AHAMAD
AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
5080.3%
14
DILIP KUMAR CHOUDHARY
ACDP
3600.2%

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

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.0%INC 38.5%IND 9.9%OTH 10.1%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

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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