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Winner — 1977

SIYARAM THAKUR
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.3%INC 28.7%3 others 27.0%
Votes
33,686
44.3% share
Winning margin
11,884
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,27,206

Dhaka is a safe seat — SIYARAM THAKUR won by 15.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIYARAM THAKUR
Janata
33,68644.3%
2
HAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI
INC
21,80228.7%
3
MOHAMAD ANWAR
IND
12,95817.0%
4
TRIYOGI NARAIN JHA
IND
6,0468.0%
5
MOHAMMAD YAKUB AZAD
IND
1,5512.0%

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 (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.8% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
106th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
140th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.3%INC 28.7%IND 17.0%IND 8.0%OTH 2.0%

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?

1 location
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