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Winner — 1985

SHAKUNTALA SINHA
CPI· Left
CPI 49.2%INC 43.4%10 others 7.3%
Votes
38,588
49.2% share
Winning margin
4,567
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,51,526

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAKUNTALA SINHA
Left
38,58849.2%
2
KAMLA DEVI
INC
34,02143.4%
3
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
IND
1,7392.2%
4
NAWAL KISHORE SINGH
BJP
1,5041.9%
5
KAPILDEO RAI
Lok Dal
8961.1%
6
VIJAY SHANKER TANTI
IND
4190.5%
7
KAUSHAL KISHORE
IND
2610.3%
8
GAJANAND SHARMA
IND
2370.3%
9
RAM NANDAN SINGH
IND
1850.2%
10
RAM SUMRAN SINGH
IND
1840.2%
11
RAMASHRAY THAKUR
IND
1800.2%
12
RAM NANDAN RAI
IND
1550.2%

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.

Low turnout (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
235th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.2%INC 43.4%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

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