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Winner — 1977

BHAVESH CHANDRA PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.7%INC 32.8%7 others 24.4%
Votes
21,965
42.7% share
Winning margin
5,073
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,08,909

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAVESH CHANDRA PRASAD
Janata
21,96542.7%
2
ANANT PRASAD SINGH
INC
16,89232.9%
3
PRABHUDYAL SINGH
IND
8,80817.1%
4
BHARAT SINGH
IND
7471.4%
5
BALI RAM RAI
IND
7231.4%
6
JITENDRA PRASAD
IND
6581.3%
7
DINANATH PRASAD GUPTA
IND
6421.3%
8
NAND KISHORE SAH
IND
6391.2%
9
ABDUL RAUF
IND
3480.7%

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 (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.3% · max 67.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.7%INC 32.9%IND 17.1%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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