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Jashipur

Winner — 1971

LAL MOHAN NAYAK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 24.7%UTC 23.9%5 others 51.4%
Votes
5,079
24.7% share
Winning margin
169
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
30.4%
of 67,637

Jashipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 169 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL MOHAN NAYAK
Congress (R)
5,07924.7%
2
MOCHIRAM TRIYA
UTC
4,91023.9%
3
DURGA CHARAN NAYAK
Grand Alliance
4,59522.4%
4
GHANASHYAM HEMRAM
JKP
3,87618.9%
5
DASARATH NAYAK
IND
8174.0%
6
PRANABANDHU NAYAK
IND
7413.6%
7
BHAGABAN KHANDEI
PHJ
5322.6%

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

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 (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
25th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.7%UTC 23.9%SWA 22.4%JKP 18.9%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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