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Winner — 1985

SATDEO SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.2%LKD 34.0%15 others 24.8%
Votes
31,078
41.1% share
Winning margin
5,397
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
58.7%
of 1,28,725

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATDEO SINGH
INC
31,07841.1%
2
RAM SHARAN YADAV
Lok Dal
25,68134.0%
3
ANANDI SINGH
Left
7,89610.5%
4
MAJHAR ALI
IND
3,0514.0%
5
RAJ KUMAR VIDYARTHI
BJP
2,2763.0%
6
MUKHTAR YADAV
IND
1,5572.1%
7
RAM BAHADUR AZAD
Janata
1,2031.6%
8
RAMA DEVI
IND
5780.8%
9
KUDUS
IND
4370.6%
10
ARUN KUMAR VERMA
IND
2830.4%
11
ABDUL GAFAR
IND
2620.3%
12
AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH
IND
2480.3%
13
SAKALDEO SINGH
IND
2180.3%
14
PARMANAND PD. SINGH
IND
2170.3%
15
SUNIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
2060.3%
16
MD. SHAKOOR
IND
1980.3%
17
SUDHANSU CHOUDHARY
IND
1300.2%

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 (243rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 2.0% · max 58.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
40%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%LKD 34.0%CPM 10.5%OTH 14.4%

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?

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