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Winner — 1977

SHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 38.8%JNP 37.3%7 others 24.0%
Votes
25,907
38.8% share
Winning margin
1,008
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,16,249

Nalanda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,008 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD
INC
25,90738.8%
2
KRISHNADEO PRASAD
Janata
24,89937.3%
3
VED PRAKASH SINGH
IND
9,10413.6%
4
DHANANJAY KUMAR RAHI
IND
4,4446.7%
5
AYODHAYA PRASAD
IND
1,0181.5%
6
SHEO NANDAN PRASAD KESRI
IND
5530.8%
7
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
4290.6%
8
RAMDHANI PRASAD
IND
2770.4%
9
BRIJ BIHARI SHARMA
IND
1890.3%

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.

Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.8%JNP 37.3%IND 13.6%IND 6.7%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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