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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SURENDRA YADAV
IND
IND 39.7%RJD 25.0%10 others 35.3%
Votes
40,417
39.7% share
Winning margin
14,928
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.0%
of 2,26,635

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA YADAV
IND
40,41739.7%
2
DR. ABDUL GHAFOOR
25,48925.0%
3
GUNJESHWAR SAH
NDA
22,35921.9%
4
AQUIL AHMAD
6,1516.0%
5
MD. MAHIUDDIN
IND
1,5351.5%
6
SUKHDEO MUKHIYA
IND
1,3451.3%
7
SHASHI BHUSHAN
IND
1,0181.0%
8
KAUSHALYA DEVI
IND
8790.9%
9
LAXMI NARAYAN JHA
RLSM
8060.8%
10
SRI PRANAV KUMAR DAS
BSP
6930.7%
11
GANGA RAM SADA
IND
6670.7%
12
DEVENDRA MEHTA
IND
5290.5%

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.

Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.7%RJD 25.0%JD(U) 21.9%LJP 6.0%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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