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Winner — 1967

C.N. SHARMA
CPI· Left
CPI 27.2%INC 12.5%11 others 60.2%
Votes
11,227
27.2% share
Winning margin
6,063
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
47.4%
of 87,007

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.N. SHARMA
Left
11,22727.2%
2
B.B. SINGH
INC
5,16412.5%
3
M.S. HUSSAIN
IND
4,19610.2%
4
S.N. YADAV
IND
3,8139.3%
5
S. SINGH
IND
3,6228.8%
6
M.L. PANDIT
Samyukta Socialist Party
3,2337.8%
7
M. YADUKA
Swatantra Party
2,9307.1%
8
D.P. MANDAL
Praja Socialist Party
2,2645.5%
9
G. PASWAN
IND
1,3943.4%
10
S. SINGH
IND
1,2633.1%
11
P. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,1712.8%
12
S.M. ISRAIL
IND
5521.3%
13
S.R. HANSDA
IND
3951.0%

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 (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 27.2%INC 12.5%IND 10.2%IND 9.3%IND 8.8%SSP 7.8%OTH 24.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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