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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1974
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Winner — 1974
SHYAMA DEVI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.3%BKD 23.0%9 others 39.7%
Votes
25,296
37.3% share
Winning margin
9,710
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,15,032
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMA DEVI | Congress (R) | 25,296 | 37.3% |
| 2 | RAJA RAM | Grand Alliance | 15,586 | 23.0% |
| 3 | JAGDAMBA PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 13,798 | 20.3% |
| 4 | VIRENDRA PRATAP SHAHI | IND | 5,740 | 8.5% |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD RAFI SIDDIQI | IND | 2,200 | 3.2% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA KISHORI | 2,043 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | SAKHAWAT | IND | 904 | 1.3% |
| 8 | KRISHNA BHAGWAN | Grand Alliance | 847 | 1.3% |
| 9 | RAM PIYARE | IND | 760 | 1.1% |
| 10 | KAMAL AHMAD KHAN | IND | 380 | 0.6% |
| 11 | SANKATA PRASAD SRIVASTAVA | 278 | 0.4% |
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 (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%BKD 23.0%BJS 20.3%IND 8.5%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.