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Winner — 1962

MITHILESHWAR PD. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.5%CPI 29.8%6 others 28.7%
Votes
17,155
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,806
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 82,002

A clear win with a 11.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MITHILESHWAR PD. SINGH
INC
17,15541.5%
2
RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH
Left
12,34929.8%
3
RAMNANDAN SHARMA
Swatantra Party
4,70311.4%
4
KIRTI NARAIN SINGH
SOC
2,8566.9%
5
MITHILESH KUMAR
Praja Socialist Party
2,6306.4%
6
PREMANAND PANDEY
8392.0%
7
RAMCHANDRA PD. SINGH
RRP
5101.2%
8
SHEOSHANKAR SINGH MITAL
IND
3370.8%

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 (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%CPI 29.8%SWA 11.4%SOC 6.9%PSP 6.4%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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