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Winner — 1962

RAMAKANT JHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 62.4%INC 23.8%1 others 13.8%
Votes
19,928
62.4% share
Winning margin
12,318
38.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.9%
of 65,332

Rosera is a safe seat — RAMAKANT JHA won by 38.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAKANT JHA
Praja Socialist Party
19,92862.4%
2
BRAJMOHAN PRASAD SINGH
INC
7,61023.8%
3
RAMSARUP MANDAL
SOC
4,41213.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
38.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 62.4%INC 23.8%SOC 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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