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Kalyanpur

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Winner — 2015

SACHINDRA PRASAD SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.9%JD(U) 28.5%9 others 34.6%
Votes
50,060
36.9% share
Winning margin
11,488
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,26,547

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SACHINDRA PRASAD SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
50,06036.9%
2
RAZIA KHATOON
JD(U)
38,57228.5%
3
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV
SP
26,43019.5%
4
RAMAYAN SINGH
CPI
4,6573.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,2603.1%
6
PINTU RANI
IND
3,3412.5%
7
UMESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,2431.7%
8
SURESH MUKHIYA
BSP
BSP
1,7931.3%
9
MAHTAB ALAM
AJPR
1,4541.1%
10
BRAJESH OJHA
SKLP
1,3931.0%
11
PRAMOD GIRI
GJDS
1,3201.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.9%JD(U) 28.5%SP 19.5%OTH 12.0%NOTA 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.73 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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