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Winner — 1985

KRISHNA CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.6%INC 36.4%10 others 17.0%
Votes
49,681
46.5% share
Winning margin
10,813
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,70,137

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH
Janata
49,68146.5%
2
ASHWIMI KUMAR SHARMA
INC
38,86836.4%
3
SHALIGRAM SINGH
Left
9,3958.8%
4
MAHENDRA PRASAD
IND
2,2202.1%
5
NARAYAN SINGH
IND
1,7651.6%
6
KAMAL KUMAR
ICJ
1,6321.5%
7
SITARAM SAH
Lok Dal
1,4331.3%
8
UDAYA SHANKAR SHARMA
BJP
1,1481.1%
9
YADUVANSH SINGH
IND
2640.3%
10
DAYASHANKAR SHARMA
IND
1440.1%
11
BHOLA SINGH
IND
1020.1%
12
NITYA NAND SINGH ALIS GOPAL SHARAN SINGH
IND
740.1%

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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.0% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
180th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.5%INC 36.4%CPI 8.8%OTH 8.2%

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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