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Winner — 1985

MANSOOR ALAM
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 25.3%IND 20.9%13 others 53.8%
Votes
16,527
25.3% share
Winning margin
2,904
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.7%
of 1,11,217

A closely fought contest. MANSOOR ALAM won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANSOOR ALAM
Lok Dal
16,52725.3%
2
PREM NATH JAI
IND
13,62320.9%
3
MITILESH SINGH
INC
12,07518.5%
4
NARESH YADAV
IND
6,99210.7%
5
PATEL KUMAR SINGH
Janata
6,4369.9%
6
DASRATH PD. SINGH
IND
2,5563.9%
7
SURYA NARAYAN SINGH
ICS
2,1773.3%
8
PRASAD MANDAL
IND
1,1201.7%
9
RAMAKAR MISHRA
IND
9581.5%
10
RAM KRISHNA GAUTAM
IND
7511.1%
11
KELASH MAHTO
IND
5760.9%
12
RAJENDRA PD. SAH
IND
5040.8%
13
BAHADUR SAH
IND
4670.7%
14
NAGENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2920.5%
15
SUNIL KUMAR JHA
IND
2090.3%

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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.9% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 25.3%IND 20.9%INC 18.5%IND 10.7%JNP 9.9%OTH 14.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

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