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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Sohawal
Winner — 1967
J. PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 41.4%BJS 41.2%2 others 17.5%
Votes
14,324
41.4% share
Winning margin
73
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
39.8%
of 86,889
Sohawal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 73 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. PRASAD | INC | 14,324 | 41.4% |
| 2 | D. PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 14,251 | 41.2% |
| 3 | J. LAL | IND | 3,501 | 10.1% |
| 4 | B. LAL | 2,544 | 7.3% |
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 (98th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
98th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.15
fewer partiesmore parties
402nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
132nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%BJS 41.2%IND 10.1%RPI 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,21,243
Density
524 / km²
Sex ratio
894 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,680 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.1%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.5%
Electricity17.3%
Sanitation24.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate57.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.7%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery Products🏺Tribal craft
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