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Winner — 1962

GIRISH TIWARY
INC· INC
INC 46.3%PSP 35.9%3 others 17.8%
Votes
14,823
46.3% share
Winning margin
3,330
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.6%
of 77,029

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRISH TIWARY
INC
14,82346.3%
2
RAMBAHADUR SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
11,49335.9%
3
RAVINDRA PRASAD BHAGAT
SOC
2,9269.1%
4
GOUTAM DUBEY
RRP
2,0326.3%
5
LAKSHMI NARAYAN SINGH
Swatantra Party
7442.3%

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.

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%PSP 35.9%SOC 9.1%RRP 6.3%OTH 2.3%

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
Known forDISTRICT
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