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Winner — 1972

RAM SHARAN YADAV
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 33.8%INC 28.8%3 others 37.4%
Votes
22,920
33.8% share
Winning margin
3,393
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,06,375

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SHARAN YADAV
Grand Alliance
22,92033.8%
2
KRISHNA CHANDRA VERMA
Congress (R)
19,52728.8%
3
KEDAR NARAYAN SINGH AZAD
12,87019.0%
4
RAM BAHADUR AZAD
10,88816.1%
5
CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD
HSD
1,5962.4%

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 (216th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
239th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
223rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 33.8%INC 28.8%NCO 19.0%SOP 16.1%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

10 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Kumhrar

Kumhrar

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Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

🏛️MonumentASI

Mir Ashraf's mosque, Ablution tank and Pucca well

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Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the five stupas or panch pahari

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Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan wall

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

🏛️MonumentASI

The grove known as the Bulandibagh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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