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Winner — 2020

Renu Devi
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.8%INC 41.5%9 others 5.6%
Votes
84,496
52.8% share
Winning margin
18,079
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.3%
of 2,84,268

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Renu Devi
BJP
NDA (NDA)
84,49652.8%
2
Madan Mohan Tiwari
INC
66,41741.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0171.3%
4
Avkash Kumar Gupta
TPLRSP
1,5591.0%
5
Parwez Alam
NCP
1,1920.8%
6
Sitaram Sahani
RMGP
1,0120.6%
7
Sameer Hasen
IND
9810.6%
8
Savita Singh Nepali
JAPL
6770.4%
9
Nand Lal Prasad
APKSP
6100.4%
10
Yuvraj Navin Singh
BYPP
5460.3%
11
Barkat Ahmad
JNSNGHDL
4250.3%

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 (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.8%INC 41.5%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.65 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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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