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Winner — 1967

B.N. SINGH
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 33.2%SWA 22.7%7 others 44.1%
Votes
19,712
33.2% share
Winning margin
6,274
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.5%
of 94,857

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.N. SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
19,71233.2%
2
T.N. YADAV
Swatantra Party
13,43822.6%
3
R.S. THAKUR
INC
13,14922.2%
4
D.N. JHA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4,8118.1%
5
M. JHA
Left
2,8974.9%
6
J.P. NISHADH
IND
1,9063.2%
7
D.N. GURMAITA
Praja Socialist Party
1,6282.7%
8
R.B. SINGH
IND
1,0911.8%
9
S. RAM
IND
6951.2%

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 (183rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.7% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
162nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 33.2%SWA 22.6%INC 22.2%BJS 8.1%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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