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Winner — 2010

SUNITA SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.8%RJD 18.9%8 others 42.3%
Votes
38,139
38.8% share
Winning margin
19,580
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,98,429

Belsand is a safe seat — SUNITA SINGH won by 19.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNITA SINGH
NDA (NDA)
38,13938.8%
2
SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA
18,55918.9%
3
TAHIR ANISH KHA
INC
13,99614.2%
4
UPENDRA SAHNI
BSP
8,3018.4%
5
AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
6,6616.8%
6
RAM SWARTH RAY
4,4634.5%
7
SANJAY SINGH
IND
3,0643.1%
8
KHUSNANDAN RAY
2,1612.2%
9
MOHMMAD HAFIJ RAIEN
IND
1,5281.6%
10
MOHMMAD JAMALUDEEN
1,4121.4%

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

Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 58.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
89th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.8%RJD 18.9%INC 14.2%BSP 8.4%IND 6.8%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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