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Winner — 1982 by-elections

S.K.SINGH
INC 31.5%CPI 27.7%16 others 40.8%
Votes
13,789
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,660
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
18

Jalalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,660 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.K.SINGH
13,7890.0%
2
R.K.RAI
12,1290.0%
3
M.SINGH
10,4520.0%
4
V.SINGH
2,6360.0%
5
N.K.SINGH
IND
7250.0%
6
K.GIR
IND
7160.0%
7
P.SINGH
IND
6720.0%
8
S.SINGH
IND
5040.0%
9
S.SINGH
IND
2890.0%
10
V.KUMAR
IND
2850.0%
11
A.RAI
IND
2680.0%
12
K.PANDEY
IND
2590.0%
13
N.K.NIRALA
IND
2490.0%
14
S.RAI
IND
2250.0%
15
R.CHAUDHARY
IND
2240.0%
16
S.SHARMA
IND
2070.0%
17
R.DAS
IND
1130.0%
18
R.PD.SINGH
IND
680.0%

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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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