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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DADAN SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 26.3%AP 17.6%14 others 56.1%
Votes
28,544
26.3% share
Winning margin
9,419
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.9%
of 2,04,959

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DADAN SINGH
Samajwadi Party
28,54426.3%
2
ANURADHA DEVI
AP
19,12517.6%
3
RAM BIHARI SINGH
NDA
14,09913.0%
4
NAGENDRA NATH OJHA
13,41612.4%
5
SHYAM LAL SINGH KUSHBAHA
BSP
7,8597.2%
6
BASANT SINGH
7,3536.8%
7
SUSHILA DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
5,2824.9%
8
SUNIL SINGH
IND
4,9844.6%
9
RAM SIGASAN RAI
SBSP
2,5202.3%
10
DEVESH PRATAP SINGH
IND
2,5152.3%
11
QAZI ASHFAK AZAM
IND
6730.6%
12
NUMAN ALI
IND
5040.5%
13
ANIL KUMAR TIWARI
IND
5030.5%
14
SIDDH NATH SINGH
JKM
4960.5%
15
SURYAJIT KUMAR
3210.3%
16
AJAY KUMAR ATAL
IND
2550.2%

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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 26.3%AP 17.6%JD(U) 13.0%CPI 12.4%BSP 7.2%INC 6.8%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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