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Winner — 1985

SUSHIL KR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.3%JNP 31.7%12 others 28.0%
Votes
38,528
40.3% share
Winning margin
8,253
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,52,260

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHIL KR SINGH
INC
38,52840.3%
2
TRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH
Janata
30,27531.7%
3
NARDEO PRASAD
BJP
24,74425.9%
4
SURESH KUMAR KESHRI
IND
3650.4%
5
UDAI NR. SINGH
IND
3100.3%
6
JAGAT NARAYAN BHAGAT
IND
2180.2%
7
SAHDEO YADAV
IND
1770.2%
8
NIRMAL KUMAR
IND
1700.2%
9
JAGDISH SAO
IND
1690.2%
10
NITI SINGH
IND
1340.1%
11
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
1180.1%
12
LAKHAN MISTRI
ICJ
1180.1%
13
KUMAR ARJUN SINGH
IND
1030.1%
14
RAM YATAN THAKUR
IND
730.1%

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.

Average turnout (148th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.4% · max 50.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
106th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%JNP 31.7%BJP 25.9%OTH 2.0%

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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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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