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Winner — 1995

RAJENDRA RAJAN
CPI· Left
CPI 46.3%INC 28.0%16 others 25.7%
Votes
48,245
46.3% share
Winning margin
19,142
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
61.9%
of 1,68,137

Matihani is a safe seat — RAJENDRA RAJAN won by 18.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA RAJAN
Left
48,24546.3%
2
PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA
INC
29,10328.0%
3
BINA DEVI
BJP
11,78111.3%
4
RAM KRIPAL SINGH
5,5625.3%
5
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
BPP
4,2694.1%
6
SAHEED EQBAL
IND
1,6941.6%
7
RAJNITI ROY
IND
7020.7%
8
BIPIN KUMAR
IND
6250.6%
9
FULENA SINGH
IND
3250.3%
10
BINOY KUMAR SINGH
IND
3050.3%
11
PARASH NATH SINGH
IND
2750.3%
12
RAMJIWAN SINGH
IND
2570.3%
13
MANORMA DEVI
IND
2560.3%
14
VIJOY SHANKAR AZAD
IND
2230.2%
15
ANIL KUMAR ROY
IND
1470.1%
16
NEEGAM DEVI
IND
1300.1%
17
CHIT RANJAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
1110.1%
18
SANTOSHI MAHTON
IND
900.1%

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.

Average turnout (127th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
142nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.3%INC 28.0%BJP 11.3%SAP 5.3%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

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