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Winner — 1977

NAGENDRA PD. SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.9%IND 22.7%5 others 49.3%
Votes
16,363
27.9% share
Winning margin
3,056
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.8%
of 1,11,000

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAGENDRA PD. SINGH
Janata
16,36327.9%
2
JANAKDHARI PD. KUSHWAHA
IND
13,30722.7%
3
CHANDESHWAR PD. YADAV
IND
10,63018.1%
4
RAGHUNATH PANDEY
IND
10,12317.3%
5
MAHANTH RAM KISHORE DAS
INC
7,62613.0%
6
GAJENDRA SAHNI
IND
3480.6%
7
RAJIV LOCHAN RANA
IND
1640.3%

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 (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.9%IND 22.7%IND 18.1%IND 17.3%INC 13.0%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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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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