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Winner — 1972

JAMUNA SINGH
SOP 54.3%INC 43.0%2 others 2.7%
Votes
42,215
54.3% share
Winning margin
8,850
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,13,900

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAMUNA SINGH
42,21554.3%
2
RAMCHANDRA PD. SHAHI
Congress (R)
33,36543.0%
3
DAKSH NARAIN SINGH
Grand Alliance
1,2171.6%
4
KEDAR NATH SINGH
HSD
8851.1%

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 (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 54.3%INC 43.0%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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