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Winner — 1985

UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
IND 21.3%LKD 16.5%20 others 62.1%
Votes
13,539
21.3% share
Winning margin
3,022
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,16,075

A closely fought contest. UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
13,53921.3%
2
KAPHIL AHAMAD
Lok Dal
10,51716.6%
3
HARI NANDAN MISHRA
IND
9,20914.5%
4
RAMA NAND MISAR
INC
7,86912.4%
5
BAIDYA NATH CHOUDHARY
Left
7,50111.8%
6
NARSINGH CHOUDHARY
IND
5,5228.7%
7
KAMAL KISHOR JHA
ICS
3,1725.0%
8
UPENDRA SAHANI
IND
1,4442.3%
9
RAM SAJJAN RAI
IND
1,2452.0%
10
RANG NATH THAKUR
BJP
9841.6%
11
NAND LAL SASTRI
IND
6651.1%
12
RAM SAROWAR PANDEY
Janata
3270.5%
13
UMESH RAI
IND
2810.4%
14
KRISHNA KUMAR RAI
IND
2690.4%
15
RAM VAIDEHI CHOUDHARY
IND
2330.4%
16
ANAND BAITHA
IND
2170.3%
17
RAM SAMAR MISHRA
IND
1880.3%
18
NARENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
870.1%
19
GUNA NAND JHA
IND
860.1%
20
SAFIUR RAHMAN
IND
830.1%
21
GOURI SHANKER JHA
IND
760.1%
22
SATYA NA. JHA
IND
390.1%

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 (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 21.3%LKD 16.6%IND 14.5%INC 12.4%CPI 11.8%IND 8.7%OTH 14.8%

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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