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Winner — 1985

NAWAL KISHORE SHAHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.8%INC 35.9%7 others 25.3%
Votes
35,060
38.8% share
Winning margin
2,649
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,64,277

A closely fought contest. NAWAL KISHORE SHAHI won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAWAL KISHORE SHAHI
Janata
35,06038.8%
2
VIVEKANAND GIRI
INC
32,41135.9%
3
ASLAM AZAD
Lok Dal
11,74613.0%
4
GIRJA NANDAN PD. YADAV
BJP
6,2026.9%
5
JAI PRAKASH RAI
Left
3,7904.2%
6
JAI MANGAL SHARMA
IND
3430.4%
7
VIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV
IND
3410.4%
8
PRAMOD BHARTI PANDYE
IND
2680.3%
9
ANIL KUMAR VERMA
IND
1430.2%

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 (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.8%INC 35.9%LKD 13.0%BJP 6.9%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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