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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1974Reserved (SC)
Powayan
Winner — 1974
ROOP RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 29.1%BJS 18.4%13 others 52.6%
Votes
15,539
29.1% share
Winning margin
5,720
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
40.9%
of 1,30,784
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOP RAM | Congress (R) | 15,539 | 29.1% |
| 2 | BADRI PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 9,819 | 18.4% |
| 3 | SURAJ PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 9,383 | 17.6% |
| 4 | ITWARI LAL | Grand Alliance | 3,917 | 7.3% |
| 5 | BANWARI LAL | IND | 3,272 | 6.1% |
| 6 | UDHAM SINGH | Left | 3,199 | 6.0% |
| 7 | NATHOO LAL | IND | 1,531 | 2.9% |
| 8 | GOPAL | IND | 1,379 | 2.6% |
| 9 | BANDHA | IND | 1,192 | 2.2% |
| 10 | LAKHAN DASS | 1,060 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | BISHUN LAL | IND | 995 | 1.9% |
| 12 | HANS RAM | IND | 760 | 1.4% |
| 13 | KAMLESH CHANDRA | IND | 698 | 1.3% |
| 14 | SHANKER LAL | IND | 470 | 0.9% |
| 15 | BANWARI | IND | 230 | 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.
Low turnout (396th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
396th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
400th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.1%BJS 18.4%BKD 17.6%SWA 7.3%IND 6.1%CPM 6.0%OTH 15.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,115
Density
1286 / km²
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation77.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated68.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.0%
Health insurance23.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

