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Winner — 1995

RAMDEV VARMA
CPM· Left
CPM 48.9%INC 35.7%18 others 15.4%
Votes
65,303
48.9% share
Winning margin
17,607
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
64.9%
of 2,05,908

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMDEV VARMA
Left
65,30348.9%
2
CHANDRA BALI THAKUR
INC
47,69635.7%
3
ANUPLAL PRASAD
3,2702.5%
4
DILIP KUMAR SAHANI
IND
3,2062.4%
5
KRISHAN DEV PD. SINGH
BJP
2,9822.2%
6
TRIPIT NARAYAN JHA
IND
1,4161.1%
7
RAM BALI DAS
IND
1,3761.0%
8
JHAPASI DAS
IND
1,1480.9%
9
PRAMILA DEVI
IND
1,0850.8%
10
INDU BHUSAN SINHA
BPP
1,0590.8%
11
SHASHI BHUSAN JHA
IND
9330.7%
12
RAMA NAND ISSER
IND
7210.5%
13
DURGDEBA MAHATO
IND
6360.5%
14
VIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARI
IND
5270.4%
15
RAJESH
IND
4500.3%
16
BHOLA RAI
PSSS
4470.3%
17
RAM CHANDRA SADA
IND
4160.3%
18
BISHANU DEW RAI
IND
4080.3%
19
SAMABHU SINGH
IND
3530.3%
20
MUNESHWAR SAHANI
IND
2120.2%

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.

Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.9%INC 35.7%OTH 15.4%

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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