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Winner — 1980

KAMLA DEVI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 28.9%CPI 18.0%9 others 53.1%
Votes
14,765
28.9% share
Winning margin
5,607
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.6%
of 1,07,224

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMLA DEVI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
14,76528.9%
2
RAWAKANT DWIVEDI
Left
9,15818.0%
3
RAMCHANDRA PRASAD
JNP(SC)
7,74815.2%
4
MOHAMMAD SHARIF KHAN
6,39412.5%
5
KAUSHAL KISHORE RAI
JNP(JP)
3,8647.6%
6
RAM CHHATRIYA SINGH
JNP(SR)
3,4946.8%
7
NAGENDRA PRASAD
IND
2,0304.0%
8
RAM RUP GOSWAMI
IND
1,8473.6%
9
RAJESHWAR PRASAD
BJP
8671.7%
10
DURGA CHAUDHARY
IND
4530.9%
11
PARAS CHAUDHARY
IND
3830.8%

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.

High turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 28.9%CPI 18.0%JNP(SC) 15.2%INC(U) 12.5%JNP(JP) 7.6%JNP(SR) 6.8%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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