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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1962

Mariahu

Winner — 1962

JAGARNATH
BJS 48.4%INC 43.8%3 others 7.8%
Votes
21,735
48.4% share
Winning margin
2,086
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.3%
of 81,145

A closely fought contest. JAGARNATH won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGARNATH
21,73548.4%
2
TARA DEVI
INC
19,64943.8%
3
RAM JATAN
IND
1,8004.0%
4
SHAM KARTIK
SOC
9072.0%
5
KAPILDEO
RRP
8151.8%

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 (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.1% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
202nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 48.4%INC 43.8%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

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Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

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