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Winner — 1980

DEONATH PRASAD
CPI· Left
CPI 33.3%INC(I) 23.1%11 others 43.6%
Votes
32,201
33.3% share
Winning margin
9,840
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,58,313

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEONATH PRASAD
Left
32,20133.3%
2
NASIM UDDIN ANSARI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,36123.1%
3
QUAMRUL HASSAN
BJP
19,51620.2%
4
RAM SWAROOP PRASAD
IND
13,67514.1%
5
MUSTAFA HASSAN KHAN
JNP(SC)
3,0433.1%
6
GARIBAN SHARMA
IND
1,6871.7%
7
SHASHI NANDAN PRASAD
IND
1,6351.7%
8
SADAR ALAM
JNP(JP)
1,1841.2%
9
KRISHNANANDAN PRASAD
IND
8140.8%
10
BIMLA DEVI
JNP(SR)
2450.3%
11
VISHNU PRASAD
IND
1840.2%
12
RAMCHANDRA PRASAD
IND
1050.1%
13
BRAHMDEO PRASAD
IND
410.0%

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 (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 33.3%INC(I) 23.1%BJP 20.2%IND 14.1%OTH 9.2%

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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