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Winner — 1980

AYODHYA PRASAD
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.0%CPI 36.8%7 others 9.3%
Votes
51,363
54.0% share
Winning margin
16,353
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.1%
of 1,25,054

Asthawan is a safe seat — AYODHYA PRASAD won by 17.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AYODHYA PRASAD
INC(I)
Congress (I)
51,36354.0%
2
ARJUN PRASAD SINGH
Left
35,01036.8%
3
JUGESAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
5,2985.6%
4
MD. HUMAYU
JNP(JP)
1,7631.9%
5
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
JNP(SC)
8440.9%
6
SURENDRA PRASAD
IND
5280.6%
7
PARMESHWAR SINGH
IND
1490.2%
8
KISHUN PRASAD SINGH
IND
1390.1%
9
SIDHESHWAR PRASAD
IND
1050.1%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.2%
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
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.0%CPI 36.8%IND 5.6%OTH 3.7%

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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