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Winner — 1985

BACHCHA CHOUBEY
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.2%INC 30.1%11 others 22.8%
Votes
42,292
47.2% share
Winning margin
15,354
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,38,413

Kateya is a safe seat — BACHCHA CHOUBEY won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHCHA CHOUBEY
Janata
42,29247.2%
2
MANOJ KUMAR MISHRA
INC
26,93830.1%
3
CHANDRAHAS RAI
IND
9,46610.6%
4
BED BYAS TIWARI
IND
5,2085.8%
5
RAM ASHIS SINGH KUSHWAHA
IND
2,7953.1%
6
HARI HAR DUBEY
IND
8460.9%
7
DEO NARAIN PRASAD VERMA
IND
5550.6%
8
KRIPA MISHRA
IND
3660.4%
9
KANSHI NATH MISHRA
IND
3630.4%
10
ARJUN SINGH
IND
2370.3%
11
PAWAHARI RAI
IND
2280.3%
12
SHEOJEE PRASAD
BJP
2030.2%
13
AWADH KISHOR BAGAT
IND
1410.2%

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.

High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
34th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
186th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.2%INC 30.1%IND 10.6%IND 5.8%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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