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Winner — 1962

KRISHNA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 35.0%PSP 33.1%2 others 31.9%
Votes
6,676
35.0% share
Winning margin
373
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
28.0%
of 68,024

Bahera South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 373 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA DEVI
INC
6,67635.0%
2
RAMKISHORE ROY
Praja Socialist Party
6,30333.1%
3
THAKKO SAHU
SOC
3,95220.7%
4
SHYAM SUNDAR SINGH
Swatantra Party
2,12911.2%

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 (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.0%PSP 33.1%SOC 20.7%SWA 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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