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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 241 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Maharajganj

Winner — 1957

AMAR NATH
IND
Also elected — same seat
DURYODHAN
IND· 35,639 votes
IND 33.2%IND 27.7%4 others 39.1%
Votes
42,733
33.2% share
Winning margin
24,113
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.8%
of 1,57,688

Maharajganj is a safe seat — AMAR NATH won by 18.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMAR NATH
IND
42,73333.2%
2
DURYODHAN
IND
35,63927.7%
3
YADAVENDRA
18,62014.5%
4
SUKH DEO
15,44412.0%
5
BAKSHISH ALI KHAN
9,8937.7%
6
BALLI
IND
6,2684.9%

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 (275th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 4.2% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
275th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
27th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.2%IND 27.7%INC 14.5%INC 12.0%PSP 7.7%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Extensive brick strewn mound,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mound,

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Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive ruins of an ancient fortified town said to be a stronghold of the Chandel,

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Four Temples,

🏛️MonumentASI

Four Temples,

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Old Fort, Nahar Khor,Fatehpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Fort,

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Old Fort, Paina Kalan,Fatehpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Fort,

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Ruined Temple, Saton,Fatehpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Temple,

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Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of a fort built by Jaya Chandra,

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Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,

🏛️MonumentASI

Smaller mound bearing five large Digamber Jain figures which people call the five Pandavas,

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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