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Winner — 1977

JANARDAN YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.0%INC 24.0%9 others 38.9%
Votes
20,994
37.0% share
Winning margin
7,373
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,09,171

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN YADAV
Janata
20,99437.0%
2
SATYA NARAYAN YADAV
INC
13,62124.0%
3
NASIRUDDNIN AZAD
IND
7,62313.4%
4
BHARTENDRA PRASAD MANDAL
IND
5,0809.0%
5
RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,9523.4%
6
DEVENDRA NATH JHA
IND
1,9263.4%
7
NAGENDRA PRASAD SAH
IND
1,7963.2%
8
UDAI NARAIN BIRAJI
IND
1,3132.3%
9
FAKRUDDIN
IND
9421.7%
10
MADUSUDAN SINGH
IND
7321.3%
11
BHAGWAT YADAV
IND
7061.3%

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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.6% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
107th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.0%INC 24.0%IND 13.4%IND 9.0%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

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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