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Winner — 2015

VYAS DEO PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.0%JD(U) 32.8%13 others 32.2%
Votes
55,156
35.0% share
Winning margin
3,534
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.1%
of 2,80,805

A closely fought contest. VYAS DEO PRASAD won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.82 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VYAS DEO PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
55,15635.0%
2
BABLU PRASAD
51,62232.8%
3
AVADH VIHARI CHOUDHARI
IND
28,45018.1%
NOTA
NOTA
5,1193.3%
5
HARENDRA DUBEY
IND
4,2542.7%
6
VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAV
4,1022.6%
7
JAMIL AHMAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,9971.3%
8
BIRENDRA SAH
IND
1,5421.0%
9
KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV
IND
1,4580.9%
10
SUMAN KUMAR
9110.6%
11
RAVINDAR KUMAR PRASAD
IND
7700.5%
12
DEWAKANT MISHRA
IND
5720.4%
13
BINOD SINGH KUSWAHA
GJDS
5590.3%
14
NAGENDRA TIWARI
LKJP
4940.3%
15
MD. MOIN
IND
4830.3%

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

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.0%JD(U) 32.8%IND 18.1%OTH 10.9%NOTA 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.82 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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