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Winner — 1977

BASUDEO PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.3%IND 25.7%13 others 36.1%
Votes
16,165
38.3% share
Winning margin
5,326
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
46.4%
of 90,998

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASUDEO PRASAD SINGH
Janata
16,16538.3%
2
MANSOOR ALAM
IND
10,83925.6%
3
KARUNESHWAR SINGH
INC
5,88413.9%
4
LAXMAN MANDAL
IND
2,3855.6%
5
PREM NATH JAISWAL
IND
2,3075.5%
6
RAJENDRA YADAV
IND
1,2142.9%
7
SURYA NATH SINGH
IND
6991.6%
8
RAM SANGUN MAHTO
IND
6831.6%
9
KASTURI MANDAL
IND
5921.4%
10
MUSA ALI
IND
3600.8%
11
JYOTISH CHANDTRA JHA
IND
3180.8%
12
PRATAP NARAIN SINGH
IND
2800.7%
13
BIMAL CHANDRA CHOUDHARY
IND
2710.6%
14
DEO NARAIN BHAGAT
IND
1560.4%
15
JANARDAN PRASAD CHOUDHARY
IND
980.2%

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.

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.9% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.3%IND 25.6%INC 13.9%IND 5.6%IND 5.5%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

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