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Winner — 1972

SAMAYELENABI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.9%SOP 26.2%5 others 34.9%
Votes
25,538
38.9% share
Winning margin
8,317
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,10,568

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMAYELENABI
Congress (R)
25,53838.9%
2
ACH HAN SHARMA
17,22126.2%
3
BRAHAMDEO SINGH
9,72414.8%
4
RAGHAVENDRA PD. SHUKALA
Grand Alliance
8,55613.0%
5
RAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,2885.0%
6
BHARATH PD. SINGH
IND
7691.2%
7
SHYAMA SINGH
IND
5410.8%

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.

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.9%SOP 26.2%NCO 14.8%BJS 13.0%IND 5.0%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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