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Winner — 1980

RAMDEO VERMA
CPM· Left
CPM 33.8%INC(I) 26.5%6 others 39.8%
Votes
26,308
33.8% share
Winning margin
5,696
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,48,442

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMDEO VERMA
Left
26,30833.8%
2
BANDHU MAHTO
INC(I)
Congress (I)
20,61226.4%
3
RAJENDRA NARAIN SHARMA
JNP(SC)
19,08624.5%
4
BASANT KUMAR SHARMA
BJP
9,04111.6%
5
RAMASIS DHURANDHAR
IND
1,2161.6%
6
RAMKHELAWAN MAHTO
7971.0%
7
MD. MIAN
IND
4720.6%
8
RAMCHANDRA SINGH
IND
3900.5%

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 (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.8%INC(I) 26.4%JNP(SC) 24.5%BJP 11.6%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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