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Winner — 1967

S.N. JHA
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 25.2%SSP 23.6%8 others 51.2%
Votes
11,179
25.2% share
Winning margin
697
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.2%
of 98,202

Murliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 697 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.N. JHA
Praja Socialist Party
11,17925.2%
2
R. YADAV
Samyukta Socialist Party
10,48223.6%
3
K.P. YADAV
INC
8,38618.9%
4
D. SAHA
JKD
3,8898.8%
5
D. SINGH
Left
3,7618.5%
6
K. SHAH
IND
2,6836.0%
7
H.P. SAH
IND
1,3323.0%
8
R. SINGH
IND
1,2792.9%
9
S.N. PRASAD
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7581.7%
10
R.B. SINGH
IND
6181.4%

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.

Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 25.2%SSP 23.6%INC 18.9%JKD 8.8%CPI 8.5%IND 6.0%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

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