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Winner — 1985

TULSI DAS MEHTA
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 36.3%IND 32.7%19 others 31.0%
Votes
37,842
36.3% share
Winning margin
3,776
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,45,672

A closely fought contest. TULSI DAS MEHTA won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TULSI DAS MEHTA
Lok Dal
37,84236.3%
2
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
34,06632.7%
3
BHUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY
INC
24,01923.0%
4
SHASHI BHUSHAN CHAUDHARY
IND
2,0251.9%
5
RAM NAGINA YADAV
IND
1,8381.8%
6
ANIL KUMAR SUMAN
IND
1,0001.0%
7
BIRENDRA SAH
IND
7050.7%
8
RAMJEE SINGH
IND
6700.6%
9
BASKIT RAI
IND
4730.5%
10
DEO NANDAN SINGH
BJP
4410.4%
11
SUMANGAL RAI
IND
3540.3%
12
SHAMBHU NATH SINGH
IND
3220.3%
13
ARJUN SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
1370.1%
14
AMBIKA SINGH
IND
880.1%
15
NAWAL KISHORE SINGH
IND
740.1%
16
UMESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
620.1%
17
HARIBANSH THAKUR
IND
320.0%
18
HARESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
300.0%
19
MAHADEO SINGH
IND
290.0%
20
RAJ KISHORE SINGH
IND
250.0%
21
HARGOBIND SHARMA
IND
140.0%

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.

Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
184th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 36.3%IND 32.7%INC 23.0%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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