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Winner — 1977

SAGIR AHMAD
INC· INC
INC 43.1%JNP 36.3%7 others 20.6%
Votes
22,565
43.1% share
Winning margin
3,586
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.8%
of 99,064

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAGIR AHMAD
INC
22,56543.1%
2
SHANKAR PD. YADAV
Janata
18,97936.3%
3
MOHAMMAD SAFI
IND
7,56814.5%
4
PARMESHWAR DAYAL SINGH
IND
1,2202.3%
5
SHIVENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,0792.1%
6
PHULENA SINGH
IND
3540.7%
7
DEONARAIN PRASAD
IND
2670.5%
8
RAM PD. SINGH
IND
1420.3%
9
AKHTAR HUSSAIN
IND
1230.2%

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 (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%JNP 36.3%IND 14.5%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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