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Winner — 1977

RAM PRIT RAI
INC· INC
INC 27.9%JNP 22.6%10 others 49.4%
Votes
14,784
27.9% share
Winning margin
2,793
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,17,979

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRIT RAI
INC
14,78427.9%
2
SHAMIM UDDIN HASHIMI
Janata
11,99122.6%
3
AHMAD KARIM SIDDIQUI
IND
9,62218.2%
4
LAXMI KANT PRASAD
IND
4,7589.0%
5
VRIND KISHORE PRASAD
IND
2,4574.6%
6
HARI KRISHNA PRASAD
IND
2,4454.6%
7
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
2,2954.3%
8
KHENHARI PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,6973.2%
9
GANESH PRASAD
IND
1,0271.9%
10
PRAHLAD PRASAD YADAV
IND
9771.9%
11
BHAGIRATH THAKUR
IND
7571.4%
12
RANJIT SINGH
IND
1400.3%

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.

High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.2% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
30th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.9%JNP 22.6%IND 18.2%IND 9.0%OTH 22.3%

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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