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Winner — 1972

ANANDI PRASAD SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 29.8%SOP 21.7%5 others 48.5%
Votes
14,537
29.8% share
Winning margin
3,945
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.1%
of 1,08,129

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANDI PRASAD SINGH
Congress (R)
14,53729.8%
2
KAMESHWAR DAS
10,59221.7%
3
CHABI NATH SHARMA
Left
9,47819.4%
4
NAKSHATRA MALAKAR
Left
6,22612.8%
5
SHALIGRAM SINGH TOMAR
5,42011.1%
6
RAM SAGAR AZAD
IND
1,8613.8%
7
MANGI LAL YADUKA
Grand Alliance
6811.4%

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.

Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.8%SOP 21.7%CPI 19.4%CPM 12.8%NCO 11.1%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

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