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Winner — 2000

RAJENDRA RAJAN
CPI· CPI
CPI 30.6%INC 24.4%4 others 45.0%
Votes
32,962
30.6% share
Winning margin
6,716
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,73,385

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA RAJAN
CPI
32,96230.6%
2
PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA
INC
26,24624.4%
3
SHYAM SUNDER SINGH
23,80122.1%
4
BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY
RJD
12,14611.3%
5
ANITA DEVI
BSP
10,94610.2%
6
PRO SHEKHAR SINGH
AJBP
1,5461.4%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
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 30.6%INC 24.4%SAP 22.1%RJD 11.3%BSP 10.2%OTH 1.4%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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