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Winner — 1980

RAMDEO ROY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.5%CPI 37.2%6 others 21.3%
Votes
31,212
41.5% share
Winning margin
3,230
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,23,451

A closely fought contest. RAMDEO ROY won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMDEO ROY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
31,21241.5%
2
AYODHEYA PRASAD SINGH
Left
27,98237.2%
3
RAMBILAS SINGH
JNP(JP)
11,07314.7%
4
RAMSHANKER SINGH
JNP(SC)
3,2434.3%
5
VAIDYANATH PRASAD SINGH
BJP
9711.3%
6
DAROGI PRASAD YADAV
IND
2890.4%
7
UTAM YADAV
IND
2640.3%
8
SATYANARAYAN SHARMA
IND
2020.3%

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.

Low turnout (237th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.0% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
35th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.5%CPI 37.2%JNP(JP) 14.7%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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