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Winner — 2000

SATYADEO PD. SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.1%RJD 48.4%5 others 2.5%
Votes
67,052
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,060
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,84,758

Basantpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,060 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYADEO PD. SINGH
NDA (NDA)
67,05249.1%
2
MANIK CHAND ROY
RJD
65,99248.4%
3
KAMALDEO NA. SUKLA
INC
2,0081.5%
4
SHEKH IZHAR
NDA
5490.4%
5
SATYADEO PD. SINGH
IND
3550.3%
6
MADAN YADAV
NCP
3060.2%
7
RAMAYAN SINGH
IND
1730.1%

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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.1%RJD 48.4%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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