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Winner — 1977

KAPILDEO THAKUR
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.4%CPI 37.2%5 others 23.4%
Votes
24,119
39.4% share
Winning margin
1,398
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,11,103

A closely fought contest. KAPILDEO THAKUR won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPILDEO THAKUR
Janata
24,11939.4%
2
KHADIM HUSSAIN
Left
22,72137.1%
3
ABHAICHAND MISHRA
IND
10,00216.4%
4
KAMESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR
IND
2,5304.1%
5
KAFI
IND
8431.4%
6
SHAMIM HAIDER SHAMIM
IND
7331.2%
7
TRIBENI PRASAD SINGH
IND
2050.3%

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 (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.4%CPI 37.1%IND 16.4%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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