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Winner — 2000

RENU DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.6%IND 24.7%17 others 42.7%
Votes
44,897
32.6% share
Winning margin
10,841
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
59.4%
of 2,31,931

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU DEVI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
44,89732.6%
2
MD. SHAMIM AKHTAR
IND
34,05624.7%
3
BIRBAL YADAV
IND
21,47415.6%
4
NAGESHWAR NARAYAN SHAHI
IND
16,90712.3%
5
AHMAD ALI
CPI
4,2683.1%
6
MANGAL YADAV
RJD
RJD
3,5202.6%
7
VIKARMA SAH
BSP
BSP
3,2692.4%
8
NAFIS AHMAD
IND
2,7172.0%
9
KAMRAN SHAIKH
INC
INC
2,6511.9%
10
GOVIND PRASAD
IND
9750.7%
11
SHIVPUJAN PD. VERNWAL
IND
7080.5%
12
SHYAMA KANT TIWARI
NCP
NCP
6550.5%
13
SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH
IND
4120.3%
14
RAMDEO MAHTO
IND
2780.2%
15
PRABHU PRASAD YADAV
BJC(R)
2710.2%
16
DAYANAND KUMAR VERMA
IND
2110.1%
17
SURENDRA THAKUR
IND
1700.1%
18
MD. AFSAR
IND
1260.1%
19
RAMADHAR RAM
IND
1240.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.6%IND 24.7%IND 15.6%IND 12.3%OTH 14.8%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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