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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1962
Saraon West
Winner — 1962
MEWA LAL
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 36.7%INC 34.5%3 others 28.8%
Votes
13,503
36.7% share
Winning margin
830
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.4%
of 84,772
A closely fought contest. MEWA LAL won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEWA LAL | Praja Socialist Party | 13,503 | 36.7% |
| 2 | PARMANAND SINHA | INC | 12,673 | 34.5% |
| 3 | SANGAM LAL PANDE | SOC | 8,316 | 22.6% |
| 4 | RAM DHAN | IND | 1,231 | 3.4% |
| 5 | THAKUR DUTT | 1,055 | 2.9% |
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 (127th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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127th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
344th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
51st of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 36.7%INC 34.5%SOC 22.6%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.