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Winner — 2020

DEVESH KANT SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.7%RJD 39.4%23 others 14.9%
Votes
87,368
45.7% share
Winning margin
11,891
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
57.8%
of 3,31,015

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

9 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVESH KANT SINGH
NDA (NDA)
87,36845.7%
2
NUTAN DEVI
75,47739.5%
3
ARAVIND KUMAR SINGH
IND
5,2232.7%
4
ASHOK KUMAR VARMA
IND
4,1042.1%
5
KAUNAIN AHAMAD
IND
3,1361.6%
6
ANUP KUMAR TEWARI
IND
2,3771.2%
7
PREMCHAND SINGH
JAPL
1,7670.9%
8
SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH
1,6830.9%
9
JAWAHER SAH
IND
1,5850.8%
10
TRIBHUWAN RAM
IND
1,3970.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1210.6%
12
RAVINDRA PANDEY
9200.5%
13
SHEKH IMAM HUSSAIN
IND
6810.4%
14
PARMOD RAI
JP
6720.3%
15
VINAY KUMAR BHARDWAJ
JKM
5610.3%
16
DHARAMBEER SINGH
IND
5440.3%
17
SANJAY SINGH
RSTJLKPS
4350.2%
18
RAMAYAN SINGH
3770.2%
19
JITESH KUMAR SINGH
TPLRSP
3270.2%
20
LALBABU SHARMA
IND
3200.2%
21
RAMAYAN YADAV
IND
3000.2%
22
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
2930.1%
23
AKHILESHWAR MISHRA
BHRTSBLP
2770.1%
24
PRAMOD KUMAR SAHWAL
JRJP
2070.1%
25
EMTAJ MIYAN
BHAIP
1890.1%

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

Average turnout (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
170th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.7%RJD 39.5%OTH 14.3%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.93 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
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