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Winner — 1977

FALGUNI PD. YADAV
IND
IND 28.0%JNP 27.8%4 others 44.2%
Votes
13,197
28.0% share
Winning margin
95
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.0%
of 1,04,721

Chakai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 95 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FALGUNI PD. YADAV
IND
13,19728.0%
2
KUMAR NARENDRA PD. SINGH
Janata
13,10227.8%
3
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
INC
11,04823.4%
4
SADANAND ROY
IND
7,10115.1%
5
MOHAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,2924.9%
6
J.N.P VERMA
IND
3910.8%

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 (218th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.0%JNP 27.8%INC 23.4%IND 15.1%OTH 5.7%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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