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Winner — 1972

SHATRUHAN SHARAN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.1%NCO 32.7%3 others 31.2%
Votes
21,782
36.1% share
Winning margin
2,044
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,07,199

A closely fought contest. SHATRUHAN SHARAN SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHATRUHAN SHARAN SINGH
Congress (R)
21,78236.1%
2
MATHURA PRASAD SINGH
19,73832.7%
3
ADITYA SINGH
IND
13,86323.0%
4
GIRJESH PRASAD SINGH
Grand Alliance
2,7224.5%
5
BALESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,2533.7%

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.

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
NOT REPORTED
mean 21.0% · min 0.2% · max 46.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%NCO 32.7%IND 23.0%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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