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Winner — 1980

KRISHNANDAN PD. SINGH
IND
IND 21.3%INC(I) 19.8%9 others 58.9%
Votes
20,744
21.3% share
Winning margin
1,437
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,45,477

Arwal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,437 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNANDAN PD. SINGH
IND
20,74421.3%
2
DEO KUMAR SHARMA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
19,30719.8%
3
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
Left
18,36118.8%
4
RAMA NAND SINGH
JNP(SC)
15,91416.3%
5
RAMASHISH SINGH
SSD
14,28214.7%
6
BANESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP
3,1273.2%
7
DEO RAJ MEHTA
JNP(JP)
2,7552.8%
8
HARI NANDAN RAM
IND
1,6411.7%
9
SUKHDEO LAL MEHTA
8000.8%
10
RAMNAND YADAV
IND
3950.4%
11
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
1670.2%

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.

Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 21.3%INC(I) 19.8%CPI 18.8%JNP(SC) 16.3%SSD 14.7%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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