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Winner — 1980 by-elections

A.KR.SINGH
IND
IND 44.0%CPI 29.3%16 others 26.7%
Votes
36,211
44.0% share
Winning margin
12,105
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
18

Asthawan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,105 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.KR.SINGH
IND
36,2110.0%
2
A.PD.SINGH
24,1060.0%
3
MD.S.H.ASTHANWI
INC(I)
11,9820.0%
4
N.K.PD.SINGH
IND
4,0930.0%
5
T.SINGH
2,6910.0%
6
U.KUMAR
1,7540.0%
7
H.PD.SINGH
5180.0%
8
JADURUAT
IND
3290.0%
9
V.YADAV
IND
1500.0%
10
S.C.P.AZAD
IND
900.0%
11
U.SINGH
IND
700.0%
12
V.PRASAD
IND
670.0%
13
S.HAQUE
IND
570.0%
14
A.PRASAD
IND
540.0%
15
P.SINGH
IND
470.0%
16
B.PD.SINGH
IND
440.0%
17
P.PRASAD
IND
310.0%
18
D.KR.CHAUDHARY
IND
230.0%

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 (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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