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Winner — 1977

KRISHNA KANT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 52.8%JNP 36.6%5 others 10.6%
Votes
32,377
52.8% share
Winning margin
9,941
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,07,764

Goreakothi is a safe seat — KRISHNA KANT SINGH won by 16.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA KANT SINGH
INC
32,37752.8%
2
INDRADEO PRASAD
Janata
22,43636.6%
3
ABDUL JALIL
Left
3,7596.1%
4
LALAN SINGH
IND
1,5792.6%
5
VINDA CHOUDHARY
IND
7021.1%
6
RAJ KOKIL BHAGAT
IND
3590.6%
7
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1310.2%

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%JNP 36.6%CPI 6.1%OTH 4.5%

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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