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Winner — 1977

ANIRUDH PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 28.9%IND 23.1%10 others 47.9%
Votes
20,767
28.9% share
Winning margin
4,177
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,02,617

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIRUDH PRASAD
Janata
20,76728.9%
2
KAFIL AHMAD ALIAS VAKIL AHMAD
IND
16,59023.1%
3
RAMEEBAK THAKUR
IND
13,32818.6%
4
UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
INC
7,91511.0%
5
PARMANAND CHOUDHARY
IND
5,5727.8%
6
KAUSHALYA NANDAN PRASAD MISHRA
IND
3,1954.5%
7
GANGA PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,5072.1%
8
MAHADEO PD. JAYASWAL
IND
1,2441.7%
9
HEM KANT CHOUDHARY
IND
9721.4%
10
MAHENDRA JHA
IND
4360.6%
11
JAGDISH YADAV
IND
1540.2%
12
DARBARI LAL KEBAT
IND
830.1%

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 (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 28.9%IND 23.1%IND 18.6%INC 11.0%IND 7.8%OTH 10.6%

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

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