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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 316 · 1969

Kamalganj

Winner — 1969

ABDUL SALAM SHAH
INC· INC
INC 31.5%BJS 29.5%11 others 39.0%
Votes
21,220
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,321
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,08,098

Kamalganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,321 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL SALAM SHAH
INC
21,22031.5%
2
BABU RAM
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
19,89929.5%
3
BALBIR SINGH
10,98616.3%
4
CHIRAUNJI LAL
IND
5,8988.8%
5
YASHWANT SINGH KATYAR
Samyukta Socialist Party
3,8005.6%
6
MUKAT BEHARI
Left
1,7652.6%
7
RAM NARAIN
IND
9191.4%
8
PRAKASH CHANDRA
6491.0%
9
MOHD. SHAFI KHAN
IND
5100.8%
10
MOHD. QAISAR KHAN
Left
4600.7%
11
CHHOTEY SINGH
IND
4400.7%
12
SUKH LAL
IND
4290.6%
13
ZAMIR AHMAD
MAP
4250.6%

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 (183rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.2% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
183rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
80th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.5%BJS 29.5%BKD 16.3%IND 8.8%SSP 5.6%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,703
Density
909 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,952 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 17.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water46.6%
Electricity21.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.2%
Health insurance16.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient Site and Archaeological Remains

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site and Archaeological Remains

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