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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1974

Jaunpur

Winner — 1974

OM PARKASH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 32.6%BJS 23.3%7 others 44.0%
Votes
21,358
32.6% share
Winning margin
6,090
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,14,282

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PARKASH
Congress (R)
21,35832.6%
2
SITA RAM YADAV
Grand Alliance
15,26823.3%
3
RAM DASS
Grand Alliance
11,86318.1%
4
RAMLAGAN
8,78113.4%
5
RAM NATH
RPK
5,7358.8%
6
RAJAI RAM
IND
8341.3%
7
MOHD. GHUFRAN
IND
6601.0%
8
HIRA LAL PRAJAPATI
Grand Alliance
4820.7%
9
RAMA SHANKER
IND
4530.7%

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 (296th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
296th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
399th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%BJS 23.3%BKD 18.1%NCO 13.4%RPK 8.8%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
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Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

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Large mound called Surya Bhita

🏛️MonumentASI

Large mound called Surya Bhita

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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