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Winner — 1991 by-elections

D.VERMA
IND
IND 42.7%JD 32.0%23 others 25.3%
Votes
32,810
42.7% share
Winning margin
8,246
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
25

Sikta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,246 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.VERMA
IND
32,8100.0%
2
SALAUDDIN
24,5640.0%
3
S.B.RAI
5,5330.0%
4
H.P.GUPTA
5,3760.0%
5
S.SARFUDDIN
JP
2,2280.0%
6
K.ALAM
IND
1,6360.0%
7
K.AHMAD
IND
6670.0%
8
R.RAM
IND
6330.0%
9
R.MAIN
IND
5190.0%
10
S.P.CHAUDHARY
IND
5170.0%
11
V.RAUT
IND
3440.0%
12
H.S.THAKUR
IND
3440.0%
13
ULOJIHZAMA
IND
2240.0%
14
A.M.MAIN
IND
1960.0%
15
S.ISLAM
IND
1800.0%
16
S.MAIN
IND
1680.0%
17
I.MAIN
IND
1650.0%
18
N.BHAGAT
IND
1600.0%
19
S.HAQUE
IND
1390.0%
20
M.JHA
IND
950.0%
21
A.MAIN
IND
810.0%
22
MOHAJIR
IND
780.0%
23
B.K.RAM
IND
750.0%
24
HABIBULAH
IND
660.0%
25
N.HASSAN
IND
170.0%

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 (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan column

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

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Vadic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vadic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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