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Winner — 1972

AZIZUL HAQUE
SOP 30.6%BJS 25.9%4 others 43.5%
Votes
16,294
30.6% share
Winning margin
2,487
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 97,123

A closely fought contest. AZIZUL HAQUE won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AZIZUL HAQUE
16,29430.6%
2
MOHAN LAL MODI
Grand Alliance
13,80725.9%
3
RAMASHRAY SINGH
Left
10,81320.3%
4
RAJAJIJHA
Congress (R)
9,70618.2%
5
SHEO SUJAN SINGH
IND
2,4184.5%
6
SURENDRA NATH JHA
IND
2120.4%

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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.2% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 30.6%BJS 25.9%CPM 20.3%INC 18.2%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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