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Winner — 2010

VIRENDRA SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 31.9%INC 17.3%16 others 50.8%
Votes
38,893
31.9% share
Winning margin
17,766
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
53.2%
of 2,29,540

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history

4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDRA SINGH
NDA (NDA)
38,89331.9%
2
AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
INC
21,12717.3%
3
KAMLESH KUMAR VERMA
IND
13,69311.2%
4
RAJESH KUMAR
10,3948.5%
5
SYED SHARIM ALI
IND
8,3776.9%
6
DR. VINOD KUMAR YADAVENDU
IND
7,0435.8%
7
PARAS NATH SINGH
IND
5,9194.8%
8
RAMCHANDRA YADAV
BSP
4,1733.4%
9
RAVINDRA PRATAP
IND
2,4422.0%
10
SHAMBHU SHARAN SHARMA
2,3081.9%
11
SHIV KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,6201.3%
12
RAM NANDAN SINGH
IND
1,1731.0%
13
LALITA DEVI
1,0930.9%
14
PREM NARAYAN SINHA
AD
8530.7%
15
PURAN CHOUDHARY
IND
8390.7%
16
GULAB YADAV
IND
8290.7%
17
RAJARAM PASWAN
IND
7800.6%
18
GEND LAL PRASAD
IND
5170.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.9%INC 17.3%IND 11.2%RJD 8.5%IND 6.9%IND 5.8%OTH 18.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

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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