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Mathur

Winner — 1970 by-election

D.S.CHAUDHARY
BKD 47.0%SSP 25.0%3 others 28.0%
Votes
55,036
47.0% share
Winning margin
25,756
22.0% of votes
Total votes cast
1,17,110
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.S.CHAUDHARY
55,03647.0%
2
M.RAM
29,28025.0%
3
M.SINGH
28,53524.4%
4
M.C.DAVAR
IND
2,3542.0%
5
S.RAO
IND
1,9051.6%

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 (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.0% · max 55.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
58th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 47.0%SSP 25.0%SWA 24.4%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,94,204
Density
1113 / km²
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,038 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

Figures are for Jaunpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Woollen Carpets (Dari)
🏛️

Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hind’s palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hind’s palace

🏛️

Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra

🏛️MonumentASI

Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra

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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