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Winner — 1957

KRISHNA MADHAV PRASAD SINHA
INC· INC
INC 37.1%PSP 32.5%2 others 30.4%
Votes
7,070
37.1% share
Winning margin
884
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
34.3%
of 55,593

A closely fought contest. KRISHNA MADHAV PRASAD SINHA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA MADHAV PRASAD SINHA
7,07037.1%
2
JAMUNA PD. SINHA
6,18632.5%
3
NAGENDRA PD. YADAV
IND
3,41917.9%
4
SHEO KUMAR SINHA
IND
2,37412.5%

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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%PSP 32.5%IND 17.9%IND 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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