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Winner — 1985

MD. HEDAITULLAH KHAN
INC· INC
INC 41.0%CPI 34.9%10 others 24.2%
Votes
27,789
41.0% share
Winning margin
4,141
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,17,660

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. HEDAITULLAH KHAN
INC
27,78941.0%
2
RAJARAM PRASAD
Left
23,64834.9%
3
S. M. ABDULLAH
IND
5,4468.0%
4
DEVENDRA SAHNI
Lok Dal
4,6356.8%
5
SURESH TRIPATHI
BJP
1,9402.9%
6
BIRENDRA PRASAD RAI
IND
1,0691.6%
7
ETWAR SAH
ICS
1,0551.6%
8
NASIR MIAN
IND
7461.1%
9
DEO DARSAN SINGH
IND
4650.7%
10
SHANKER SHARMA
IND
3920.6%
11
VIJAY KUMAR CHOWBE
IND
3700.6%
12
RAMAGYA SINGH
IND
2990.4%

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.

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%CPI 34.9%IND 8.0%LKD 6.8%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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