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Winner — 1977

BASHISHTHA NARAYAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.5%INC 20.7%6 others 25.9%
Votes
32,223
53.5% share
Winning margin
19,761
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.5%
of 1,17,076

Kalyanpur is a safe seat — BASHISHTHA NARAYAN SINGH won by 32.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASHISHTHA NARAYAN SINGH
Janata
32,22353.5%
2
RAM NARESH TRIVEDI
INC
12,46220.7%
3
UMESH KUMAR KARYI
IND
8,19713.6%
4
RAJENDRA PR. SINGH
IND
5,0578.4%
5
YUGAL KISHORE THAKUR
IND
1,1251.9%
6
CHHABU SAHNI
IND
8391.4%
7
RAM VILAS DUTT
IND
2060.3%
8
SHEO SHANKAR JHA
IND
1610.3%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
32.8%
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
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.5%INC 20.7%IND 13.6%IND 8.4%OTH 3.9%

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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