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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PROF. SUKHDA PANDEY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.1%IND 21.4%16 others 45.5%
Votes
33,245
33.1% share
Winning margin
11,725
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
48.4%
of 2,07,775

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PROF. SUKHDA PANDEY
BJP
NDA (NDA)
33,24533.1%
2
HRIDAYA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
21,52021.4%
3
ALYOSHA
IND
12,06612.0%
4
NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
10,50810.5%
5
AJAY CHOUBEY
LJP
5,4415.4%
6
OM PRAKASH SINGH
SP
3,9243.9%
7
ANIRUDH PANDEY
INC
3,7743.8%
8
MADHO SINGH
SBSP
2,0662.1%
9
JITENDRA RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6511.6%
10
GOPALJEE PANDEY
IND
1,2601.3%
11
MEWATI DEVI
IND
9941.0%
12
SUDARSHAN SINGH
IND
9831.0%
13
HARI NARAYAN RAM
IND
9591.0%
14
RAJENDRA PRASAD
RLSM
6120.6%
15
JAWAHAR LAL CHOUDHARY
CPM
4450.4%
16
KRISHNA MURARI TIWARI
ABJS
3610.4%
17
VEER BAHADUR UPADHYAY
IND
3570.4%
18
KAMAL NARAYAN YADAV
SHS
2930.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.1%IND 21.4%IND 12.0%BSP 10.5%LJP 5.4%OTH 17.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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