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Winner — 1972

GAJENDRA PD. HIMANSHU
SOP 41.4%INC 35.3%2 others 23.3%
Votes
23,201
41.4% share
Winning margin
3,403
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.5%
of 99,276

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAJENDRA PD. HIMANSHU
23,20141.4%
2
RAJENDRA PD. YADAV
Congress (R)
19,79835.3%
3
MAHABIR ROUT
11,26420.1%
4
MAKESHWAR PD. YADAV
IND
1,8203.3%

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 (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 41.4%INC 35.3%NCO 20.1%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

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