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Winner — 1969

SAKUR
CPM· Left
CPM 30.9%INC 20.0%6 others 49.2%
Votes
11,783
30.9% share
Winning margin
4,166
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.4%
of 84,003

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAKUR
Left
11,78330.9%
2
SATYANARAIN SINGH
INC
7,61720.0%
3
JEEVANESHWAR PD. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
6,65217.4%
4
MAHENDRA NARAIN TADAV
Samyukta Socialist Party
3,7909.9%
5
GUMANI YADAV
Praja Socialist Party
3,2598.5%
6
VASUDEO SINGH
JAP
2,5906.8%
7
BASUDEO PD. SINGH
IND
1,8314.8%
8
SHANKAR PD. SAH
IND
6421.7%

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 (80th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 2.3% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
80th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
189th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 30.9%INC 20.0%BJS 17.4%SSP 9.9%PSP 8.5%JAP 6.8%OTH 6.5%

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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