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Winner — 1969

BACHHAN SHARMA
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 38.1%BJS 26.2%4 others 35.7%
Votes
23,045
38.1% share
Winning margin
7,180
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,02,032

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHHAN SHARMA
Samyukta Socialist Party
23,04538.1%
2
RAGHWENDRA PRASAD SHUKLA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
15,86526.2%
3
SHYAM PATEL
LTC
11,01418.2%
4
QUAIM KHAN
INC
7,98713.2%
5
NAGENDRA RAI
Left
1,3172.2%
6
SHAMIM AHMAD
1,2692.1%

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.

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 38.1%BJS 26.2%LTC 18.2%INC 13.2%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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