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Winner — 1977

GOPAL NARAIN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.3%IND 23.7%12 others 49.0%
Votes
15,917
27.3% share
Winning margin
2,064
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.2%
of 96,930

A closely fought contest. GOPAL NARAIN SINGH won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL NARAIN SINGH
Janata
15,91727.3%
2
JAGI CHOUDHARY
IND
13,85323.7%
3
JAGDISH OJHA
INC
6,80511.7%
4
SHAKTI KUMAR RAM
IND
5,0298.6%
5
HARINAR PRASAD SINGH
SSD
5,0128.6%
6
RAMRATAN SINGH
IND
4,0346.9%
7
SIDHESHWAR PRASAD
IND
3,8376.6%
8
GAFFAR
IND
1,1902.0%
9
GUTHULI SINGH
IND
1,0791.9%
10
HARI SINGH
IND
6271.1%
11
KRIPA SHANKAR TIWARI
IND
4320.7%
12
DEO BANSH TIWARI
IND
3830.7%
13
RAJESHWARI SINGH
IND
1350.2%
14
HRIDAYANAND CHOUDHARI
IND
550.1%

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.

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.3%IND 23.7%INC 11.7%IND 8.6%SSD 8.6%IND 6.9%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

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