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Winner — 1972

KHADIM HUSSAIN
CPI· Left
CPI 35.8%BJS 21.9%5 others 42.3%
Votes
27,325
35.8% share
Winning margin
10,660
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,22,442

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHADIM HUSSAIN
Left
27,32535.8%
2
TEJ NARAIN ROUT
Grand Alliance
16,66521.9%
3
EK. NARAN CHOUDHARY
IND
16,08821.1%
4
REYAZ AHMAD
5,7777.6%
5
MAHENDRA THAKUR
IND
4,6026.0%
6
MANMOHAN PRASAD THAKUR
4,3425.7%
7
AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,4461.9%

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 (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.8%BJS 21.9%IND 21.1%SOP 7.6%IND 6.0%NCO 5.7%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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