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Winner — 2024 by-elections

VISHAL PRASHANT
BJP 49.8%CPI(ML)(L) 43.1%8 others 7.1%
Votes
78,755
49.8% share
Winning margin
10,612
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
10

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHAL PRASHANT
78,75549.8%
2
RAJU YADAV S/O- LATE RAMTAWKAYA SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
68,14343.1%
3
KIRAN SINGH
JANSURAJ
5,6223.5%
4
SIKANDAR KUMAR
1,9881.3%
5
LALU PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,4080.9%
6
RAJENDRA KUMAR PATHAK
IND
6650.4%
7
RAJU YADAV S/O- BHARAT YADAV
IND
4730.3%
8
UPENDRA SAHANI
RJBP
4340.3%
9
RAMESH CHANDRA RABI
IND
4120.3%
10
NARAYAN SINGH
VPI
2500.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%CPI(ML)(L) 43.1%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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