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Winner — 1977

RAMASHRAY SINGH
CPM· Left
CPM 23.2%CPI 23.0%6 others 53.8%
Votes
13,030
23.2% share
Winning margin
96
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.8%
of 1,06,413

Sugauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 96 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASHRAY SINGH
Left
13,03023.2%
2
BHUPNARAIN SINGH
Left
12,93423.0%
3
SUKHDEO PRASAD YADAV
INC
11,91121.2%
4
MOHAN LAL MODI
Janata
9,26916.5%
5
AZIZUL HAQUE
IND
7,74613.8%
6
VISHWA NATH KUMAR
IND
6671.2%
7
SAFUDDIN BISMIL
IND
4380.8%
8
KISHORE CHANDRA MISHRA
IND
2290.4%

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.

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.2% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 23.2%CPI 23.0%INC 21.2%JNP 16.5%IND 13.8%OTH 2.4%

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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