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Winner — 1972
MEHTAB CHAND JAIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.3%BJS 47.3%2 others 1.4%
Votes
9,603
51.3% share
Winning margin
754
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.3%
of 24,538
A closely fought contest. MEHTAB CHAND JAIN won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTAB CHAND JAIN | Congress (R) | 9,603 | 51.3% |
| 2 | KISHAN LAL | Grand Alliance | 8,849 | 47.3% |
| 3 | MANGLA MAND | 201 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 67 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
10th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%BJS 47.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,92,958
Density
5446 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
421 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity98.9%
Sanitation91.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.5%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
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