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Winner — 1969

DIPNARAIN SINGH
LTC
LTC 37.1%JAP 32.5%6 others 30.3%
Votes
21,434
37.1% share
Winning margin
2,635
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.9%
of 98,104

A closely fought contest. DIPNARAIN SINGH won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DIPNARAIN SINGH
LTC
21,43437.1%
2
BISHUNDEV PD. YADAV
JAP
18,79932.5%
3
JAIMANGAL SINGH
INC
13,24422.9%
4
PARICHHAN SAHNI
IND
3,0295.2%
5
BRIJANAND SINGH
BCP
5010.9%
6
RAJENDRA THAKUR
IND
4680.8%
7
HEMLAL RAI
IND
1470.3%
8
SATYANARAIN JHA SADHAK
Swatantra Party
1380.2%

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.

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LTC 37.1%JAP 32.5%INC 22.9%IND 5.2%OTH 2.2%

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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