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Winner — 2009
KUNTI DEVI
BJP· NDA
BJP 40.5%INC 38.0%21 others 21.5%
Votes
49,131
40.5% share
Winning margin
3,016
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
43.9%
of 2,76,086
A closely fought contest. KUNTI DEVI won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
6 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNTI DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 49,131 | 40.5% |
| 2 | SURESH SINGH | UPA | 46,115 | 38.0% |
| 3 | ABO DEVI | UPA | 9,207 | 7.6% |
| 4 | SURESH PRASAD GUPTA | 4,498 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | CHANDAN KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 2,959 | 2.4% |
| 6 | DEVILAL BHUIA | IND | 1,025 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 923 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAM KRISHNA PRASAD | UPA | 820 | 0.7% |
| 9 | TARUN SAW | 776 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | JAI PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 723 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MAHESH NISHAD | Samajwadi Party | 673 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SANTOSH JHA | IND | 632 | 0.5% |
| 13 | NIZAM KHAN | IND | 602 | 0.5% |
| 14 | RAM NATH CHOUBEY | IND | 483 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MOHAMMAD HAIDER ALI | PECP | 465 | 0.4% |
| 16 | FARID AHMED |  AITCUPA | 388 | 0.3% |
| 17 | ARVIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 357 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SHIV PASWAN | IND | 328 | 0.3% |
| 19 | BHOJOHARI MAHATO | CPI(ML)(L) | 274 | 0.2% |
| 20 | LALMATI DEVI | JKM | 259 | 0.2% |
| 21 | S. K. ABDULLAH | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 22 | BUDHAN RAM | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 23 | MOSAZID GADDI | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (78th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 2.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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78th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.5%INC 38.0%RJD 7.6%OTH 13.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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