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Winner — 1985

BASISTHA NARAIN SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 38.6%INC 30.0%17 others 31.4%
Votes
30,570
38.6% share
Winning margin
6,747
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,44,555

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASISTHA NARAIN SINGH
Lok Dal
30,57038.6%
2
RAM SUKUMARI DEVI
INC
23,82330.1%
3
DEVENDRA PRASAD DEV
Left
12,96916.4%
4
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH
BJP
4,2475.4%
5
CHIT RANJAN ROY
Janata
1,1301.4%
6
ARVIND KUMAR ROY
IND
1,0551.3%
7
SHYAM SUNDER BHAGAT
IND
1,0271.3%
8
BHOLA PRASAD THAKUR
IND
9961.3%
9
NAROTTAM THAKUR
IND
9711.2%
10
RAM BILASH SAHNI
IND
7340.9%
11
SHANKAR MAHTO
IND
3050.4%
12
RAMCHANDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
3030.4%
13
JOGI ROY
IND
2970.4%
14
PAWAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
2830.4%
15
GANGA NAND SINGH
IND
1840.2%
16
LALIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
1210.1%
17
KEDAR NATH LAL
IND
1020.1%
18
RAM PAVITRA CHAUDHARY
IND
870.1%
19
RAM LAKHAN SAHNI
IND
770.1%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 38.6%INC 30.1%CPI 16.4%BJP 5.4%OTH 9.7%

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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