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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Ashok Pr.Verma
RJD 46.7%JD(U) 27.8%5 others 25.5%
Votes
47,192
46.7% share
Winning margin
19,029
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
7

Kalyanpur is a safe seat — Ashok Pr.Verma won by 18.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ashok Pr.Verma
47,19246.7%
2
Randhir Kumar
28,16327.9%
3
Mukund Kumar
14,11514.0%
4
Ram Dyal Mahto
IND
4,5134.5%
5
Sunil Kr. Suman
CPI(ML)
3,8893.9%
6
Baiju Shah
BJJD
1,9081.9%
7
Ashok Kr. Pappu
IND
1,3541.3%

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.

High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.7%JD(U) 27.9%INC 14.0%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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