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Winner — 2022 by-elections

Kedar Prasad Gupta
BJP 43.5%JD(U) 41.4%11 others 15.2%
Votes
76,722
43.5% share
Winning margin
3,649
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
13

A closely fought contest. Kedar Prasad Gupta won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kedar Prasad Gupta
76,72243.5%
2
Manoj Ku. Singh
73,07341.4%
3
Nilabh Kumar
VSIP
10,0005.7%
4
Sanjay Kumar
IND
4,2502.4%
5
Shekhar Sahani
IND
3,7162.1%
6
Mohammad Gulam Murtuza
3,2061.8%
7
Kali Kant Jha
1,2450.7%
8
UPENDRA SAHANI
RJBP
1,0900.6%
9
Sukhdeo Prasad
JNJWDIP
8860.5%
10
Vinod Kumar Ray
IND
8330.5%
11
Dinesh Kumar Ray
IND
7640.4%
12
Alok Kumar Sinh
IND
4100.2%
13
Sanjay Thakur
AMiP
3730.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%JD(U) 41.4%VSIP 5.7%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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