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Winner — 1972

SHYAM NARAIN PANDEY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.1%SOP 25.7%4 others 37.2%
Votes
20,992
37.1% share
Winning margin
6,482
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,03,168

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM NARAIN PANDEY
Congress (R)
20,99237.1%
2
SHIV PARIKSHA SINGH
14,51025.7%
3
CHANDRA MAULI MISHRA
Grand Alliance
9,54016.9%
4
BANSROPAN CHAMAR
IND
7,00212.4%
5
NABBI RASUL ANSAR
HSD
2,6364.7%
6
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
1,8383.3%

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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
182nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%SOP 25.7%BJS 16.9%IND 12.4%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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