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Winner — 1969

VISWANATH RAI
INC· INC
INC 34.5%SSP 31.6%7 others 33.9%
Votes
21,143
34.5% share
Winning margin
1,787
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.5%
of 97,981

A closely fought contest. VISWANATH RAI won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISWANATH RAI
INC
21,14334.5%
2
SACHIDA NAND SINGH
Samyukta Socialist Party
19,35631.6%
3
RAM NARAIN SINGH
SHD
7,23711.8%
4
ALAKH NARAIN CHOUBEY
Left
5,5839.1%
5
SHIV SHANKAR SINGH
IND
2,8894.7%
6
RAJENDRA PD. SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,3633.9%
7
SHOVNATH RAM
IND
1,5272.5%
8
DASARATH TIWARY
IND
6771.1%
9
LAL MOHAR AHIR
4940.8%

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 (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
70th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.5%SSP 31.6%SHD 11.8%CPI 9.1%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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