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Winner — 2000

RAJESH SINGH
BSP· BSP
BSP 22.3%IND 16.8%13 others 60.9%
Votes
15,034
22.4% share
Winning margin
3,747
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,22,373

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH SINGH
BSP
15,03422.4%
2
ARUN KU. TIWARI
IND
11,28716.8%
3
SHYAM NARAIN PD.
RJD
10,37415.4%
4
MUKESH KUMAR
9,62814.3%
5
RAMA KANT PRASAD
IND
3,9235.8%
6
SURAJ YADAV
IND
3,6125.4%
7
BABAN PRASAD YADAV
NCP
3,5375.3%
8
YASWANT NARAIN
INC
3,3174.9%
9
KRISHNA BIHARI PRASAD
IND
1,9342.9%
10
SURESH GUPTA
IND
1,4352.1%
11
RAMRAJ SINGH
IND
7911.2%
12
BALKHILA THAKUR
IND
7731.1%
13
BRIJ BIHARI GUPTA
IND
7591.1%
14
RAGHUNATH PD.SAHANI
IND
6070.9%
15
RAJANI KANT PATHAK
IND
2650.4%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
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
BSP 22.4%IND 16.8%RJD 15.4%SAP 14.3%IND 5.8%IND 5.4%OTH 19.9%

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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