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Winner — 1957

RAMJANAM MAHTO
INC· INC
INC 34.8%CPI 24.0%7 others 41.3%
Votes
11,219
34.8% share
Winning margin
3,484
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.8%
of 64,877

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMJANAM MAHTO
11,21934.8%
2
AMBIKA PRASAD
7,73524.0%
3
NARESH CHANDRA SUMAN
4,94815.3%
4
RAGHUNANDAN YADAV
2,0456.3%
5
SALAMAN SHEIKH
IND
1,5784.9%
6
MATHURA PRASAD
IND
1,4594.5%
7
SHRI KRISHNA SINGH
IND
1,2583.9%
8
BISHWANATH MANDAL
IND
1,1993.7%
9
LAKHI PRASAD SHARMA
IND
8392.6%

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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.8%CPI 24.0%PSP 15.3%BJS 6.3%OTH 19.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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