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Winner — 1985

KLIM AHMAD
INC· INC
INC 32.0%JNP 22.3%15 others 45.7%
Votes
28,158
32.0% share
Winning margin
8,526
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,50,516

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KLIM AHMAD
INC
28,15832.0%
2
RAJ KISHORE YADAV
Janata
19,63222.3%
3
BIJOY KANT THAKUR
Left
12,15813.8%
4
DURGA DAS RATHOUR
BJP
10,09211.5%
5
MUMTAZ AKHTAR
IND
5,4986.3%
6
VINOD KANT MISHRA
IND
4,2904.9%
7
DAYA RAM PRASAD GUPTA
Lok Dal
3,2283.7%
8
IFTEKHAR AHMAD
IND
1,5301.7%
9
MADAN MOHAN JHA
IND
1,0731.2%
10
SEKH JAMSHAID
IND
6520.7%
11
SACHIDA NAND CHOUDHARY
IND
5730.7%
12
ASTHANA VIJYENDRA NARAIN SINHA
IND
4920.6%
13
MD. JAKIR
IND
1410.2%
14
BASI ALAM
IND
1230.1%
15
A. ANSARI
IND
1200.1%
16
RAM BRIKSH YADAV
IND
870.1%
17
RAJ KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
850.1%

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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.0%JNP 22.3%CPM 13.8%BJP 11.5%IND 6.3%OTH 14.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

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