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Winner — 1972

KAPILDOO NARAIN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.1%SOP 34.3%3 others 21.6%
Votes
39,390
44.1% share
Winning margin
8,781
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.9%
of 1,10,356

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPILDOO NARAIN SINGH
Congress (R)
39,39044.1%
2
PREM LATA RAI
30,60934.3%
3
UPENDRA RAI
IND
14,61616.4%
4
AYODHYA PD. KUNWAR
3,5864.0%
5
JWALA PRASAD CHOUDHURY
IND
1,0711.2%

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 (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%SOP 34.3%IND 16.4%OTH 5.2%

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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