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Winner — 1972

MAHAMAYA PRASAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.0%NCO 44.0%
Votes
38,696
56.0% share
Winning margin
8,280
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
69.6%
of 99,267

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHAMAYA PRASAD
Congress (R)
38,69656.0%
2
KRISHNA KANT SINGH
30,41644.0%

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 (136th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.3% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
136th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%NCO 44.0%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
🏛️

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka 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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