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Dhanaha

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Winner — 1995

VISHNU PR. KUSHWAHA
SAP
SAP 22.4%IND 17.1%14 others 60.5%
Votes
13,206
22.4% share
Winning margin
3,106
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,16,747

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHNU PR. KUSHWAHA
SAP
13,20622.4%
2
SATAN YADAV
IND
10,10017.1%
3
SHYAM NARAYAN PRASAD
JD
Janata Dal
9,68616.4%
4
MD. IBRAHIM ANSARI
BSP
8,94115.2%
5
KRISHNA PAD. SINGH
IND
4,3737.4%
6
RAGHUNATH PD. SAHANI
IND
4,3327.3%
7
GAJENDRA DHAR MISHRA
BJP
BJP
2,7584.7%
8
RAMDEI
INC
INC
1,7352.9%
9
UMA YADAV
BPP
1,2112.0%
10
ARUN KR. TIWARI
IND
6211.1%
11
NAND KISHAR YADAV
IND
5040.8%
12
AMOD MISHRA
IND
4520.8%
13
DIGVIJAI NATH TIWARI
IND
3480.6%
14
VISHWNATH PRASAD
DDP
3480.6%
15
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
2090.3%
16
ANANT PRASAD
IND
1380.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 22.4%IND 17.1%JD 16.4%BSP 15.2%IND 7.4%IND 7.3%OTH 14.1%

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?

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