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Winner — 1967

S. SINGH
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 30.2%INC 26.0%6 others 43.8%
Votes
12,824
30.2% share
Winning margin
1,763
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.7%
of 99,477

A closely fought contest. S. SINGH won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
12,82430.2%
2
B. M. SINGH
INC
11,06126.0%
3
R. C. SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
5,36112.6%
4
R. G. P. SINGH
IND
5,05911.9%
5
V. K. SINGH
IND
2,7306.4%
6
D. ROY
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,4935.9%
7
M. SINGH
Swatantra Party
1,4843.5%
8
D. PATHAK
IND
1,4783.5%

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 (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 30.2%INC 26.0%SSP 12.6%IND 11.9%IND 6.4%BJS 5.9%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

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