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Winner — 1977

JAGDISH PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.6%IND 15.1%11 others 25.3%
Votes
53,989
59.6% share
Winning margin
40,276
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,26,512

Hilsa is a safe seat — JAGDISH PRASAD won by 44.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH PRASAD
Janata
53,98959.6%
2
RAM PIYARE SINGH
IND
13,71315.1%
3
NAWAL KISHORE SINGH
INC
9,24510.2%
4
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
5,2705.8%
5
BINDESHWAR PRASAD
IND
3,1763.5%
6
YUGAL RAM
WPI
2,3542.6%
7
BRAJESH PRASAD
IND
1,5651.7%
8
LAKHAN SINGH
IND
3030.3%
9
BARHAMDEO SINGH
IND
2660.3%
10
SADHU SHANRAN SINGH
IND
2420.3%
11
RAMDEO PRASAD
IND
2000.2%
12
RAM BILAS PRASAD
IND
1570.2%
13
RAMDEO SINGH
SSD
1350.1%

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 (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.6%IND 15.1%INC 10.2%IND 5.8%OTH 9.3%

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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