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Winner — 1972

SANT PRASAD SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 29.0%SOP 21.2%7 others 49.7%
Votes
16,200
29.1% share
Winning margin
4,374
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
47.6%
of 1,17,202

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANT PRASAD SINGH
Left
16,20029.1%
2
BRAJ BEHARI CHAUDHARY
11,82621.2%
3
RAMRAKSHNA SINGH
10,92319.6%
4
MEGHRAJ MEDHAVI
HSD
8,41715.1%
5
DHARAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY
Grand Alliance
4,6238.3%
6
MANGAL PRASAD SINGH
Left
2,4714.4%
7
CHITRANJAN PRASAD
IND
7531.4%
8
SATYA NARAIN SINGH
IND
3020.5%
9
CHANDRADEEP S. CHAUDHRY
IND
2520.5%

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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 29.1%SOP 21.2%NCO 19.6%HSD 15.1%BJS 8.3%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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