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Winner — 1977

DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.8%INC 22.3%6 others 14.9%
Votes
54,265
62.8% share
Winning margin
34,993
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.5%
of 1,10,104

Phulparas is a safe seat — DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV won by 40.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
Janata
54,26562.8%
2
UTTAM LAL YADAV
INC
19,27222.3%
3
RAJ KUMAR KAMAT
IND
6,4867.5%
4
GNIDEV YADAV
IND
2,5833.0%
5
DEV NATH MISHRA
IND
1,9582.3%
6
RAM NARAIN SAHU
IND
1,5061.7%
7
VIMAL CHANDRA JHA
IND
1780.2%
8
BHOLA JHA
IND
1310.1%

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.

Low turnout (210th), 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 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
210th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.8%INC 22.3%IND 7.5%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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