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Winner — 2000

OBAIDULLAH
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 42.7%KSP 15.9%14 others 41.4%
Votes
46,743
42.7% share
Winning margin
29,319
26.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,91,939

Kesariya is a safe seat — OBAIDULLAH won by 26.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OBAIDULLAH
NDA (NDA)
46,74342.7%
2
YAMUNA YADAV
KSP
17,42415.9%
3
RAJANDRA RAI
IND
11,88410.9%
4
LAL BABU SAHANI
10,6659.8%
5
RAJESHWAR SINGH
IND
4,3974.0%
6
RAMAYAN SINGH
IND
3,4633.2%
7
CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
SJP(R)
3,4223.1%
8
BEERENDRA KUMAR SINHA
BPSP
2,9292.7%
9
SURESH SINGH
INC
2,2852.1%
10
SUNIL KUMAR DUBEY
IND
1,7751.6%
11
SHAMBHU SAH
IND
1,0621.0%
12
RAJA RAM PRASAD
NCP
8620.8%
13
SURESH PRASAD YADAV
BHJC
8150.7%
14
VIJAY NA. SINGH
IND
7630.7%
15
JAGADISH RAM
IND
6530.6%
16
SANJAY KUMAR
BSP
2780.3%

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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
200th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 42.7%KSP 15.9%IND 10.9%CPI 9.8%OTH 20.7%

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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