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Winner — 1977

GUNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 31.6%IND 29.1%8 others 39.3%
Votes
12,431
31.6% share
Winning margin
987
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
36.0%
of 1,09,114

A closely fought contest. GUNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GUNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
Janata
12,43131.6%
2
SURESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
11,44429.1%
3
JAI PRAKASH MISHRA
INC
7,13518.1%
4
SHYAMA PRASAD SINGH
IND
6,02915.3%
5
BAIJNATH BESRA
IND
9192.3%
6
NITYA NAND MISHRA
IND
3921.0%
7
SAROJ KUMARI
IND
3190.8%
8
SUKH NARAYAN SINGH
IND
2690.7%
9
RAM LAL JAISWAL
IND
2350.6%
10
KRISHNA MOHAN JHA
IND
1660.4%

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.

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.6%IND 29.1%INC 18.1%IND 15.3%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

🏛️MonumentASI

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

Ancient mound, Bargaon

Ancient mound, Bargaon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

🏛️

Statue of Buddha

🏛️MonumentASI

Statue of Buddha

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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