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Winner — 2020

SYED RUKNUDDIN AHMAD
AIMIM· Grand Democratic Secular Front
AIMIM 38.3%BJP 29.1%11 others 32.6%
Votes
68,416
38.3% share
Winning margin
16,373
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.3%
of 2,73,738

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED RUKNUDDIN AHMAD
Grand Democratic Secular Front
68,41638.3%
2
VINOD KUMAR
NDA
52,04329.1%
3
ABDUS SUBHAN
38,25421.4%
4
GHULAM SARWAR
IND
5,0752.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0421.7%
6
MD RASHID RAZA
IND
2,6261.5%
7
ISRAIL AZAD
JAPL
2,4041.3%
8
HASIB
JDR
1,5950.9%
9
MOHAMMED SHAHNAWAZ ALAM
AIMEIEM
1,5920.9%
10
MD FIROZ ALAM
1,1210.6%
11
NAVAL KISHOR BISHWAS
IND
1,1170.6%
12
SARVESH KUMAR
IND
9710.5%
13
MOHAMMED NAUSHAD ALAM
AIMF
5310.3%

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
9.2%
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
AIMIM 38.3%BJP 29.1%RJD 21.4%OTH 9.5%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 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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