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Winner — 1977

KULDEO GOIT
INC· INC
INC 34.0%JNP 33.3%7 others 32.7%
Votes
22,278
34.0% share
Winning margin
488
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.6%
of 96,782

Laukaha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 488 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KULDEO GOIT
INC
22,27834.0%
2
ABDUL HAI PAYAMI
Janata
21,79033.3%
3
LAL BEHARI YADAV
Left
16,30524.9%
4
JAGADISH YADAV
IND
3,5785.5%
5
NASHIV LAL MANDAL
IND
3770.6%
6
KISHORE PRASAD SINGH
IND
3480.5%
7
MD. YASIN REHMANI
IND
3150.5%
8
RAJENDRA PRASAD SAHU
IND
2660.4%
9
KRIPA NATH PATHAN
IND
2110.3%

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.

Average turnout (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%JNP 33.3%CPI 24.9%IND 5.5%OTH 2.3%

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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