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Winner — 1990

DHRUV NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
IND 23.8%JNP(JP) 23.0%23 others 53.2%
Votes
23,652
23.8% share
Winning margin
811
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,50,297

Barauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 811 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHRUV NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
23,65223.8%
2
RAM PARVESH RAI
JNP(JP)
22,84123.0%
3
MAINUDIN AHMAD
IND
10,90611.0%
4
MAHAMAD ADNAN KHAN
INC
9,0249.1%
5
MADAN KISHOR UPADHYAY
BJP
6,6736.7%
6
M.A. SIDDIQUE
National Front
5,8705.9%
7
SAKHI CHANDER PRASAD
IND
4,2334.3%
8
ACHHE LAL
IND
4,0224.0%
9
GYASUDDIN
3,2143.2%
10
PARMOD KUMAR PRASAD
IND
1,4501.5%
11
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
1,3751.4%
12
MOHD. RASUL
IND
1,1311.1%
13
SATYA NARAYAN UPADHAYAY
Left
1,1141.1%
14
DADAN SINGH
IND
9951.0%
15
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
6590.7%
16
RAMJAN ALI
IND
4270.4%
17
NAND KISHOR PRASAD
IND
4050.4%
18
BACHCHA BHAGAT
3770.4%
19
SIKANDAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
2630.3%
20
HARENDER PRASAD
IND
2520.3%
21
FAZIL HUSSAIN
IND
1320.1%
22
TAJ MAHAMAD
IND
1060.1%
23
JHAGRU PRASAD GUPTA
IND
910.1%
24
RANA PARTAP SINGH
IND
700.1%
25
SHAUKAT ALI
IND
690.1%

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.

Average turnout (167th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 23.8%JNP(JP) 23.0%IND 11.0%INC 9.1%BJP 6.7%JD 5.9%OTH 20.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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