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Winner — 1972

NARAIN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.7%NCO 19.5%4 others 26.8%
Votes
30,216
53.7% share
Winning margin
19,264
34.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.1%
of 1,07,878

Obra is a safe seat — NARAIN SINGH won by 34.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAIN SINGH
Congress (R)
30,21653.7%
2
RAMESH PRASAD SINGH
10,95219.5%
3
PURUSHOTAM UPADHAYAY
Grand Alliance
9,96717.7%
4
PADARATH SINGH
3,1565.6%
5
VAIJ NATH SINGH
IND
1,5052.7%
6
DEONARAIN SINGH
IND
4280.8%

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 (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.8% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
99th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
185th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.7%NCO 19.5%BJS 17.7%SOP 5.6%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

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