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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1969
Puranpur
Winner — 1969
HAR NARAIN
BKD 26.0%BJS 25.6%6 others 48.5%
Votes
17,649
25.9% share
Winning margin
272
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.4%
of 1,20,685
Puranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 272 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAR NARAIN | 17,649 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | HARISH CHANDRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 17,377 | 25.6% |
| 3 | MOHAN LAL ACHARYA | INC | 13,866 | 20.4% |
| 4 | RAM SAGAR | IND | 8,119 | 11.9% |
| 5 | JAGIR SINGH | MAP | 5,012 | 7.4% |
| 6 | SHUGAN CHAND | IND | 3,242 | 4.8% |
| 7 | BRIJ BEHARI LAL | Left | 1,638 | 2.4% |
| 8 | RAMU | IND | 1,100 | 1.6% |
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.
High turnout (53rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
53rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
385th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 25.9%BJS 25.6%INC 20.4%IND 11.9%MAP 7.4%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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