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Winner — 1967

A. ZAFAR
INC· INC
INC 37.7%PSP 28.7%6 others 33.6%
Votes
12,727
37.7% share
Winning margin
3,039
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.3%
of 83,904

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. ZAFAR
INC
12,72737.7%
2
K.N. PALIT
Praja Socialist Party
9,68828.7%
3
M. AIYUB
IND
5,11915.2%
4
W. AZAM
IND
1,8525.5%
5
C. MANDAL
IND
1,7255.1%
6
A.P. SHARMA
JKD
1,0003.0%
7
M. SARAOGI
IND
8932.6%
8
M. PATHAK
Swatantra Party
7692.3%

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.

High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.4% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.7%PSP 28.7%IND 15.2%IND 5.5%IND 5.1%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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