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Winner — 1985

RAM SEWAK SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 22.1%INC 18.0%27 others 59.9%
Votes
15,928
22.1% share
Winning margin
2,923
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
45.4%
of 1,58,959

A closely fought contest. RAM SEWAK SINGH won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SEWAK SINGH
Lok Dal
15,92822.1%
2
JAGDISH OJHA
INC
13,00518.0%
3
VIPIN BIHARI SINGH
Janata
12,96417.9%
4
GYAN BAHADUR SINGH
ICJ
9,17512.7%
5
CHANDRA DEO BIND
IND
7,1139.8%
6
SHAHNAWAZ AHMAD
IND
4,4206.1%
7
RAVINDRA PRASAD SINGH
BJP
1,7732.5%
8
BIHARI PRASAD GUPTA
IND
1,5012.1%
9
BABU RAM SINGH
IND
1,4412.0%
10
RAM HARSH SINGH
IND
1,0131.4%
11
RAM BACHAN RAM
IND
5400.8%
12
JAGROPAN RAM
IND
4860.7%
13
SHIV KUMAR PANDEY
IND
4300.6%
14
KAMESHWAR SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
3620.5%
15
BACHHUN PRASAD CHAURASIA
IND
3440.5%
16
DUKHI RAM
IND
2690.4%
17
LAKSHMAN RAM
IND
2560.3%
18
KALAWATI DEVI
IND
2410.3%
19
SUSHIL KUMAR
IND
2090.3%
20
ISHRAIL KHAN
IND
1500.2%
21
SOHRAI MAHTO
ICS
1220.2%
22
KRISHAN KUMAR
IND
1110.1%
23
RAJNIT TIWARI
IND
920.1%
24
NAND LAL SINGH
IND
740.1%
25
OM PRAKASH GUPTA
IND
560.1%
26
SURESH SINGH
IND
450.1%
27
NIWAS CHAUDHARY
IND
440.1%
28
KANHAIYA SINGH
IND
250.0%
29
RAJESH CHANDRA SINHA
IND
230.0%

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 (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.6% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 22.1%INC 18.0%JNP 17.9%ICJ 12.7%IND 9.8%IND 6.1%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated bolder to the east of…

Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated bolder to the east of…

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Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated bolder to the east of Kauadol hill

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a…

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a…

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a distance of 12 feet from the south-eastern corner of Kauadol hill

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Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the northern and eastern faces of some rocks of…

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the northern and eastern faces of some rocks of Kauadol hill

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and…

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and…

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and boulder of Kauadol hill

The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statue of Buddha, a few loose…

The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statue of Buddha, a few loose…

🏛️MonumentASI

The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statue of Buddha, a few loose sculptures and thirteen sandstone pillar

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