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Winner — 1962

TULSI DASS MEHTA
SOC
SOC 38.1%INC 29.5%2 others 32.4%
Votes
14,467
38.1% share
Winning margin
3,282
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.2%
of 67,557

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TULSI DASS MEHTA
SOC
14,46738.1%
2
RAJBANSHI SINHA
INC
11,18529.5%
3
BISHESHWAR RAI
Praja Socialist Party
8,35022.0%
4
PRAMANAND SINHA
Swatantra Party
3,95910.4%

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.

High turnout (48th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.9% · max 54.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 38.1%INC 29.5%PSP 22.0%SWA 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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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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