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Winner — 1967

S.N. SINGH
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 32.2%BJS 29.8%4 others 38.0%
Votes
16,868
32.2% share
Winning margin
1,245
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.1%
of 93,354

A closely fought contest. S.N. SINGH won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.N. SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
16,86832.2%
2
J.P. YADAV
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
15,62329.8%
3
S.P. BHAGAT
INC
11,51022.0%
4
ABUNAYEEM
Swatantra Party
4,1527.9%
5
U.C. JHA
IND
2,6355.0%
6
P.C. SINGH
IND
1,6033.1%

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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 32.2%BJS 29.8%INC 22.0%SWA 7.9%IND 5.0%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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