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Winner — 1990

DHARAM PAL SINGH
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 23.1%IND 22.6%29 others 54.4%
Votes
20,422
23.1% share
Winning margin
455
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,60,955

Shahpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 455 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM PAL SINGH
JNP(JP)
20,42223.1%
2
SHIVANAND TIWARI
IND
19,96722.6%
3
SHAMBHU SHARAN MISHAR
BJP
7,2508.2%
4
RAMESH CHANDER PANDEY
INC
7,0918.0%
5
CHANDRAMA PRASAD
IPF
6,8917.8%
6
RAMJI TIWARI
IND
5,8876.7%
7
NARENDER TIWARI
National Front
5,1445.8%
8
RAMJAG SINGH YADAV
IND
4,2044.8%
9
SOMARU YADAV
LKD(B)
3,1203.5%
10
LALAN PANDEY
IND
1,6511.9%
11
VACHCHA JI RAI
IND
1,1981.4%
12
ANAND SHARMA
IND
9281.1%
13
RAMJI KESHARI
IND
7500.8%
14
JANARDAN SINGH
IND
5950.7%
15
VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
5260.6%
16
MAHESH TIWARI
IND
5170.6%
17
JITENDER KUMAR RAI
IND
4620.5%
18
SATYA PRAKASH TRIPATHI
IND
3560.4%
19
RAM NATH SHAUTAM
3550.4%
20
SHIV KUMAR UPADHAYA
IND
2620.3%
21
TRIBHUVAN OJHA
IND
1710.2%
22
GANESH YADAV
IND
1660.2%
23
SURENDER TIWARI
BKUS
1270.1%
24
SHIV KUMAR PANDEY
IND
1110.1%
25
HIRA LAL CHAMAR
IND
920.1%
26
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
810.1%
27
KALIKA SINGH
IND
710.1%
28
GOPAL JI PANDEY
IND
310.0%
29
HARDYANAND SINGH
IND
300.0%
30
RAM BAHADUR PANDEY
IND
230.0%
31
ANAND TIWARI
IND
70.0%

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 (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 23.1%IND 22.6%BJP 8.2%INC 8.0%IPF 7.8%IND 6.7%OTH 23.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

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