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Winner — 1977

SURYADEO RAI
INC· INC
INC 39.6%JNP 34.3%13 others 26.1%
Votes
26,895
39.6% share
Winning margin
3,560
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,28,157

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYADEO RAI
INC
26,89539.6%
2
LALITESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
Janata
23,33534.3%
3
FATURI SINGH
IND
8,77712.9%
4
SIYARAM SINGH
IND
2,3923.5%
5
RAM SAGAR PANDEY
IND
1,6532.4%
6
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
1,4672.2%
7
DEVENDRA RAM
IND
1,3502.0%
8
BECHU SINGH
IND
8331.2%
9
SHYAMA KANT PD. SINGH
IND
3830.6%
10
AMIRLAL MAHTO
IND
2320.3%
11
FULGENDA SINGH
IND
1720.3%
12
RAMBHAU JHA
IND
1460.2%
13
BHUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
1390.2%
14
LAL NARAIN SINGH
IND
960.1%
15
BRAJ BIHARI PD. YADAV
IND
840.1%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%JNP 34.3%IND 12.9%OTH 13.2%

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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