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Winner — 1957

CHANDRADEO PD. VERMA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 49.5%INC 47.4%1 others 3.0%
Votes
19,965
49.5% share
Winning margin
861
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.5%
of 71,293

A closely fought contest. CHANDRADEO PD. VERMA won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRADEO PD. VERMA
19,96549.5%
2
RAMLAKHAN SINGH YADAV
19,10447.4%
3
HARDWAR SINGH
IND
1,2273.0%

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.

Low turnout (218th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 49.5%INC 47.4%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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