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Winner — 1985

VISHWA MOHAN SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 54.4%LKD 22.8%6 others 22.8%
Votes
36,123
54.4% share
Winning margin
21,002
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,16,976

Lauria is a safe seat — VISHWA MOHAN SHARMA won by 31.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHWA MOHAN SHARMA
INC
36,12354.4%
2
RAM PRASAD YADAV
Lok Dal
15,12122.8%
3
EJAJ AHMED
Janata
10,92216.4%
4
JAI PRAKASH PRASAD
ICJ
1,1731.8%
5
KRIPA NATH JHA
IND
1,1341.7%
6
RAMDHARI PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,1081.7%
7
VIDYARTHI THAKUR
IND
4690.7%
8
GOBRI SAH
IND
3470.5%

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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.1% · max 67.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.4%LKD 22.8%JNP 16.4%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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