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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 252 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Kerakat

Winner — 1977

SHAMBHU NATH
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.0%INC 45.4%1 others 7.6%
Votes
23,955
47.0% share
Winning margin
825
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
39.8%
of 1,28,218

Kerakat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 825 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMBHU NATH
Janata
23,95547.0%
2
SHYAM LAL
INC
23,13045.4%
3
CHHOTEY LAL
IND
3,8797.6%

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 (173rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 37.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
173rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
42nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.0%INC 45.4%IND 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,99,596
Density
899 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,779 km²
SC population34.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.6%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.6%
Clean cooking fuel37.0%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing- Banana
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Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa

🏛️MonumentASI

Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa

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The ancient fortress

🏛️MonumentASI

The ancient fortress

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Traces of a large brick building on the summit of Pabhosa hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Traces of a large brick building on the summit of Pabhosa hill

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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