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Winner — 1951

DAMODAR JHA
SP 38.3%INC 32.2%1 others 29.4%
Votes
7,677
38.4% share
Winning margin
1,228
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.5%
of 46,060

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMODAR JHA
7,67738.4%
2
RAMESH THAKUR
6,44932.2%
3
RAM LAGAN PURBEY
IND
5,89429.4%

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 (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 38.4%INC 32.2%IND 29.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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