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Winner — 2025

DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.6%INC 37.9%15 others 15.5%
Votes
99,274
46.6% share
Winning margin
18,368
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
76.0%
of 2,80,637

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI
NDA (NDA)
99,27446.6%
2
SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
80,90638.0%
3
MD SHAKIR REZA
11,5575.4%
4
HIMRAJ SINGH
IND
5,6152.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8181.8%
6
SADIQ HUSSAIN
IND
2,9671.4%
7
MD. SHAHARYAR
JANSURAJ
1,1690.6%
8
VIDYANAND MANDAL
1,1140.5%
9
ANMOL KUMAR
VPI
9840.5%
10
SURESH YADAV
IND
9630.5%
11
RAJEEV RANJAN
IND
8910.4%
12
SAJAN KUMAR
IND
8770.4%
13
ASHA SUMAN
IND
8740.4%
14
MD. SHAMIUDDIN
MNDP
8220.4%
15
Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque
IND
6040.3%
16
PRAMOD DAS
IND
3810.2%
17
SUNIL KUMAR MANDAL
PPID
3390.2%

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

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.6%INC 38.0%AIMIM 5.4%OTH 8.3%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.19 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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