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Winner — 1969

RAVISH CHANDRA VERMA
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 29.2%INC 25.3%6 others 45.5%
Votes
19,352
29.2% share
Winning margin
2,552
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,02,094

A closely fought contest. RAVISH CHANDRA VERMA won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVISH CHANDRA VERMA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
19,35229.2%
2
PRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA
INC
16,80025.3%
3
M . M . HASIM
SHD
13,52320.4%
4
ARUN SINGH
Left
7,26911.0%
5
RAMDEO YADAV
Samyukta Socialist Party
5,9729.0%
6
VISHNU PRASAD THAKUR
Praja Socialist Party
3,0554.6%
7
EKBAL AHMAD ALI
2090.3%
8
GYAN DEVI GUPTA
IND
1330.2%

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 (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 29.2%INC 25.3%SHD 20.4%CPI 11.0%SSP 9.0%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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