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Winner — 1990

KAFIL AHMAD
JD· National Front
JD 28.9%CPI(ML) 28.5%19 others 42.7%
Votes
27,434
28.9% share
Winning margin
382
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,37,757

Hayaghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 382 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAFIL AHMAD
National Front
27,43428.9%
2
UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH
CPI(ML)
27,05228.5%
3
BAIDHNATH CHAUDHARY
IND
12,95713.6%
4
MADAN MOHAN CHAUDHARY
INC
11,35611.9%
5
HARI NARAYAN MISHRA
IND
7,7758.2%
6
BHUPENDER CHAUDHARY
IND
3,1173.3%
7
DEVENDER RAI
IPF
1,6451.7%
8
YOUGENDER JHA
IND
9141.0%
9
KRISHAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
5860.6%
10
BANSI CHAUDHARY
IND
5830.6%
11
RAM KARAN JHA
IND
4580.5%
12
PHOOL BABU CHAUDHARY
IND
4310.5%
13
ANAND BAITHA
IND
1330.1%
14
RAM PARKASH PASWAN
IND
1180.1%
15
RAMANAND SINGH
990.1%
16
CHAUDHARY MUMTAJ AHMAD
IND
900.1%
17
DEEPAK PRASAD MISHRA
IND
720.1%
18
BAIDHNATH YADAV
IND
700.1%
19
RAM SWARATH YADAV
LKD(B)
620.1%
20
SHYAM VADAN MISHRA
IND
470.1%
21
MALA DEVI
IND
250.0%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.4%
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
JD 28.9%CPI(ML) 28.5%IND 13.6%INC 11.9%IND 8.2%OTH 8.9%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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