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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sohawal
Winner — 1977
AVDHESH PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.4%INC 36.4%1 others 5.2%
Votes
28,090
58.4% share
Winning margin
10,578
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.5%
of 1,18,638
Sohawal is a safe seat — AVDHESH PRASAD won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVDHESH PRASAD | Janata | 28,090 | 58.4% |
| 2 | HUVRAJ | INC | 17,512 | 36.4% |
| 3 | RAVINDRA KUMAR | IND | 2,480 | 5.2% |
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
lean22.0%
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
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.4%INC 36.4%IND 5.2%
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
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