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Winner — 1985

S. M. ISHA
INC· INC
INC 35.1%JNP 21.3%14 others 43.6%
Votes
26,959
35.1% share
Winning margin
10,595
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
46.7%
of 1,64,271

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. M. ISHA
INC
26,95935.1%
2
RAJENDRA PD. SINGH
Janata
16,36421.3%
3
LETAFAT HUSSAIN
Lok Dal
12,74016.6%
4
YASHAWANT KUMAR JAIN
IND
6,6288.6%
5
RAM BACHAN SINGH
BJP
3,4674.5%
6
SUDARSHAN SINGH
IND
2,4263.2%
7
CHUNI LAL ROY
IND
2,3953.1%
8
MITHLESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,8842.5%
9
RAM SHANKAR PANDEY
IND
1,7622.3%
10
SITA RAM SINGH
IND
1,0881.4%
11
OM PRAKASH
IND
5190.7%
12
RAM DHANI BHARTI
IND
1650.2%
13
BHUNESHWAR SINGH
IND
1640.2%
14
GOPI CHAND SHAH
IND
710.1%
15
ANUGRAH NARAIN SINGH
IND
700.1%
16
RAM PRAVESH SINGH
IND
640.1%

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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.1%JNP 21.3%LKD 16.6%IND 8.6%OTH 18.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

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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