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Winner — 1969

KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 33.5%IND 23.4%8 others 43.1%
Votes
18,428
33.5% share
Winning margin
5,572
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.9%
of 96,597

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH
INC
18,42833.5%
2
VISHNUDHARI LAL
IND
12,85623.4%
3
VENKTESH NARAIN PD. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,51513.7%
4
SUKHDEO SINGH
Left
7,13213.0%
5
DARDGI YADAV
SHD
2,9495.4%
6
RAMAUTAR DAS
IND
2,7385.0%
7
RAM ROOP PRASAD ALWELA
1,4102.6%
8
RAMNANDAN SINGH
LTC
9901.8%
9
TANGESHWAR PD. SINGH
Swatantra Party
4890.9%
10
MADHUSUDAN PRASAD SHARMA
IND
4810.9%

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 (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
98th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
146th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%IND 23.4%BJS 13.7%CPI 13.0%SHD 5.4%OTH 11.1%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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