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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1974

Bilaspur

Winner — 1974

SOHAN LAL R/O MILAK
BKD· Grand Alliance
BKD 52.3%INC 24.4%10 others 23.3%
Votes
45,347
52.3% share
Winning margin
24,241
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,33,753

Bilaspur is a safe seat — SOHAN LAL R/O MILAK won by 28.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOHAN LAL R/O MILAK
Grand Alliance
45,34752.3%
2
CHANCHAL SINGH
Congress (R)
21,10624.4%
3
SYED TAYAB MIAN
MUL
6,0237.0%
4
MUNSHI LAL
Grand Alliance
4,6175.3%
5
BABU (BANDU)
IND
2,4532.8%
6
KHALID MIAN
1,4211.6%
7
POTHI RAM
IND
1,3611.6%
8
NAZAR SINGH
IND
1,2581.4%
9
SOHAN LAL R /O KHAMERIA
IND
1,1181.3%
10
MOOL CHAND
Grand Alliance
1,0941.3%
11
RADHEY SHYAM
IND
5930.7%
12
DIWAN SINGH RAWAT
IND
2690.3%

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 (128th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.8% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
187th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 52.3%INC 24.4%MUL 7.0%SWA 5.3%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,35,819
Density
987 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,367 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 50.6%Hindu 46.0%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.0%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation66.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance13.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work along with Patch Work,Zari Patch work, and Mentha

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