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Winner — 1985

RAM CHANDRA MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 46.7%LKD 38.7%11 others 14.6%
Votes
44,944
46.7% share
Winning margin
7,701
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,39,437

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA MISHRA
INC
44,94446.7%
2
SURENDRA SINGH
Lok Dal
37,24338.7%
3
MANSOOR UDDIN
IND
4,2234.4%
4
JAI KRISHNA YADAV
BJP
3,6473.8%
5
LAKSHAMANA SAHANI
IND
2,9143.0%
6
KAMLESHWARI SAH
Janata
1,1671.2%
7
PULEASAR PD. CH.
IND
5100.5%
8
RAHIM PAHALWAN
IND
3980.4%
9
PRATAP SAH
IND
3810.4%
10
ISHWAR SHARAN
IND
3280.3%
11
NAYEEM AKHTAR
IND
2650.3%
12
PRADUMAN N. SINGH
IND
1150.1%
13
VIDYANAND SINGH
IND
990.1%

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 (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%LKD 38.7%OTH 14.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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