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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1974Reserved (SC)
Sohawal
Winner — 1974
HUB RAJ
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.0%BKD 34.7%4 others 29.3%
Votes
19,568
36.0% share
Winning margin
689
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.9%
of 1,15,993
Sohawal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 689 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUB RAJ | Congress (R) | 19,568 | 36.0% |
| 2 | AVDESH PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 18,879 | 34.7% |
| 3 | DHOOM PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 10,466 | 19.2% |
| 4 | JOKHAN RAM | 2,608 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | MAHGU RAM | IND | 2,159 | 4.0% |
| 6 | RAM KUMAR | Grand Alliance | 723 | 1.3% |
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 (96th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
96th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
261st of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
104th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%BKD 34.7%BJS 19.2%OTH 10.1%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.