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Winner — 1980

RAGHAV PRASAD
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 21.7%JNP(JP) 17.6%13 others 60.6%
Votes
14,147
21.7% share
Winning margin
2,678
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,11,895

A closely fought contest. RAGHAV PRASAD won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHAV PRASAD
JNP(SC)
14,14721.7%
2
VIPENDRA KUMAR VERMA
JNP(JP)
11,46917.6%
3
DURSAD HUSSAIN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
11,34617.4%
4
BALMIKI YADAV
BJP
7,04310.8%
5
SHAMBHU SHARANSINGH
IND
6,0359.3%
6
RAJA RAM CHOUDHARY
IND
4,6007.1%
7
BIRESH SINGH
IND
4,5026.9%
8
CHANDRAMA SINGH
Left
1,9283.0%
9
SHANKAR NATH VIDHYARTHI
1,7552.7%
10
MD. ABDUL MOMIN
IND
1,5502.4%
11
PARBHUNATH PRASAD
IND
2200.3%
12
INDRAMANI SHANKAR SINGH
JNP(SR)
1740.3%
13
INDRADEO BHAGAT
IND
1270.2%
14
BANGALI TIWARI
IND
930.1%
15
BABA HARIGUN TIWARI
IND
800.1%

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 (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
188th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 21.7%JNP(JP) 17.6%INC(I) 17.4%BJP 10.8%IND 9.3%IND 7.1%OTH 16.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

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