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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 314 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

PARMESHWAR DIN VARMA
IND
IND 35.8%INC 29.4%4 others 34.8%
Votes
12,764
35.8% share
Winning margin
2,295
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.2%
of 88,684

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMESHWAR DIN VARMA
IND
12,76435.8%
2
RAMADHIN SINGH
INC
10,46929.4%
3
HIRA LAL
IND
4,49612.6%
4
BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD
PSP
3,3149.3%
5
JAI SHANKAR
IND
3,2879.2%
6
RAM AVTAR
IND
1,3103.7%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (331st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.4% · max 71.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
331st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
94th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.8%INC 29.4%IND 12.6%PSP 9.3%IND 9.2%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,15,183
Density
1042 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,646 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.8%Muslim 23.6%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.6%
Electricity30.8%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)34.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Women literate61.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance20.4%

What's nearby?

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