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Winner — 1972

SRIKANT JHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 40.0%SOP 32.1%4 others 27.9%
Votes
14,162
40.0% share
Winning margin
2,798
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
35.0%
of 1,01,018

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SRIKANT JHA
Congress (R)
14,16240.0%
2
DIPNATH RAI
11,36432.1%
3
SURYADEO MURMU
PHJ
3,4149.6%
4
ANAND GOPAL MANDAL
2,8057.9%
5
RADHESHYAM MISHRA
IND
2,1526.1%
6
NAGDI PRASAD RAI
IND
1,5064.3%

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 (121st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.5% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
121st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
80th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%SOP 32.1%PHJ 9.6%NCO 7.9%IND 6.1%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
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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