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Winner — 2000

AJAY KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.8%INC 26.9%12 others 34.3%
Votes
41,983
38.8% share
Winning margin
12,951
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,76,896

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
41,98338.8%
2
SAGIR AHMAD
INC
29,03226.9%
3
RAJNANDAN RAI
RJD
15,24814.1%
4
RAMASHRAY PRASAD
13,22812.2%
5
PARMANAND PRASAD
Samajwadi Party
3,3713.1%
6
KESHAV PD. SAH
NCP
3,0982.9%
7
MAHENDRA PATEL
CPI(ML)(L)
7110.7%
8
SHIVJI RAM
BSP
4120.4%
9
RAMESHWAR THAKUR
BJC(R)
3850.4%
10
M. ANWAR HUSEN
IND
1880.2%
11
DEV NARAIN RAM
IND
1730.2%
12
PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
1350.1%
13
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
1170.1%
14
BAIDHNATH HAZARA
IND
390.0%

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.

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.8%INC 26.9%RJD 14.1%CPI 12.2%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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