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Winner — 1977

CAMESHWAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.2%INC 18.7%5 others 22.1%
Votes
34,161
59.2% share
Winning margin
23,388
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.0%
of 1,15,287

Jalalpur is a safe seat — CAMESHWAR SINGH won by 40.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CAMESHWAR SINGH
Janata
34,16159.2%
2
KUMAR KALIKA SINGH
INC
10,77318.7%
3
RAMAYAN SINGH
IND
6,29810.9%
4
ABDUL GAFIAR KHAN
IND
3,2755.7%
5
INDRADEO YADAV
IND
2,6104.5%
6
SHEO SAKAL DAS
IND
5180.9%
7
SHRI BHAGWAN RAI
IND
570.1%

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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
40.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.2%INC 18.7%IND 10.9%IND 5.7%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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