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Winner — 2010

SANTOSH KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.6%INC 25.0%6 others 42.4%
Votes
39,939
32.6% share
Winning margin
9,250
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,90,599

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANTOSH KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
39,93932.6%
2
NASAR AHAMAD
INC
30,68925.0%
3
ABDUS SUBHAN
27,26322.2%
4
SYED RUKNUDDIN
IND
18,98615.5%
5
ALIMUDDIN ANSARI
SOJP
1,9921.6%
6
INDRA KUMAR
BSP
1,2551.0%
7
MOJIM
IND
1,2511.0%
8
TOSIF ALAM
1,2291.0%

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

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.6%INC 25.0%RJD 22.2%IND 15.5%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

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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