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Winner — 1972

ABDUL JALIL
CPI· Left
CPI 40.8%BJS 26.9%5 others 32.3%
Votes
19,653
40.9% share
Winning margin
6,716
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.1%
of 97,921

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL JALIL
Left
19,65340.9%
2
INDERDEO PRASAD
Grand Alliance
12,93726.9%
3
MUNSHI PRASAD
7,09814.8%
4
ABDUL REHMAN
IND
5,58811.6%
5
BISHWANATH SAHAY
IND
2,1084.4%
6
ABDUL KAVI
5241.1%
7
RAGHAVA PRASAD
IND
2060.4%

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 (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.9%BJS 26.9%SOP 14.8%IND 11.6%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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