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Winner — 2025

GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 34.7%AIMIM 31.1%9 others 34.2%
Votes
85,243
34.7% share
Winning margin
8,822
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.6%
of 3,01,120

A closely fought contest. GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL
NDA (NDA)
85,24334.7%
2
GHULAM HASNAIN
76,42131.1%
3
SAUD ALAM
60,03624.4%
4
MD EKRAMUL HAQUE
JANSURAJ
6,8062.8%
5
BASUDEV SINGH
IND
3,8141.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,6091.5%
7
SUJEET KUMAR PURVEY
IND
2,5441.0%
8
MOHAMMAD MUKTAR
IND
2,2460.9%
9
MD FAIZAN AHMAD
IND
1,7230.7%
10
KARAN LAL GANESH
1,7060.7%
11
MUSHTAQUE
IND
1,4190.6%

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

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 34.7%AIMIM 31.1%RJD 24.4%OTH 8.2%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

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Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

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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