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Winner — 1980

MADAN MOHAN CHOUDHARY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.9%JNP(SC) 31.2%7 others 35.9%
Votes
26,173
32.9% share
Winning margin
1,344
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,12,410

Hayaghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,344 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN MOHAN CHOUDHARY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
26,17332.9%
2
KAFIL AHMAD
JNP(SC)
24,82931.2%
3
ANIRUDH PRASAD
JNP(JP)
15,80719.9%
4
UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
6,0567.6%
5
UMESH RAI
JNP(SR)
3,1864.0%
6
MAHADEO PRASAD JAISWAL
BJP
2,2242.8%
7
RAMESH NARAIN CHOUDHARY
IND
9921.3%
8
UMESH MISHRA
IND
1790.2%
9
BHUPENDRA CHOUDHARY
IND
1590.2%

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.

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.9%JNP(SC) 31.2%JNP(JP) 19.9%INC(U) 7.6%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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