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Winner — 1985

PARBHUDAYAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.0%JNP 35.6%9 others 24.4%
Votes
32,679
40.0% share
Winning margin
3,566
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,27,309

A closely fought contest. PARBHUDAYAL SINGH won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARBHUDAYAL SINGH
INC
32,67940.0%
2
RAJ MAUGAL MISHRA
Janata
29,11335.6%
3
VISHWA NATH SINGH
Left
10,50612.8%
4
MUSTAQ ALI
IND
2,2082.7%
5
RAGHAW SINGH
IND
2,2072.7%
6
MAHAN PRASAD
IND
1,9702.4%
7
SATYA NARAIN PRASAD SINHA
IND
8331.0%
8
PARSH OJHA
IND
7760.9%
9
KHOBHARI CHOUDHARY
IND
7330.9%
10
SRI RAM SINGH
IND
4390.5%
11
HARENDRA SINGH
IND
2890.3%

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 (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.3% · max 67.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%JNP 35.6%CPM 12.8%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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