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Winner — 1972

KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 52.0%INC 31.9%2 others 16.1%
Votes
24,924
52.0% share
Winning margin
9,647
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.3%
of 88,278

Darauli is a safe seat — KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH won by 20.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH
Grand Alliance
24,92452.0%
2
SWAMINATH DUBEY
Congress (R)
15,27731.9%
3
LAKHMAN RAWAT
6,63713.8%
4
ALI AKBAR KHAN
1,0672.2%

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 (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 58.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
89th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.0%INC 31.9%SOP 13.8%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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