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Winner — 1977

FAIYAZUL AZAM
INC· INC
INC 58.7%CPM 19.5%6 others 21.8%
Votes
28,324
58.7% share
Winning margin
18,907
39.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
46.2%
of 1,04,443

Sikta is a safe seat — FAIYAZUL AZAM won by 39.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FAIYAZUL AZAM
INC
28,32458.7%
2
SHRI NIVAS PANDEY
Left
9,41719.5%
3
SARDAR BAHADUR RAI
IND
6,76014.0%
4
DHARMESH PRASAD VERMA
IND
1,7953.7%
5
BAID NATH THAKUR
IND
8241.7%
6
MAHABIR HAZRA
IND
6951.4%
7
AURANGAZEB
IND
3110.6%
8
GOPAL GIRI
IND
1080.2%

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.

High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.7%CPM 19.5%IND 14.0%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan column

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

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Vadic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vadic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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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