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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1977

Jaunpur

Winner — 1977

KAMALA PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 39.1%JNP 36.4%8 others 24.5%
Votes
22,696
39.1% share
Winning margin
1,546
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,18,585

A closely fought contest. KAMALA PRASAD SINGH won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMALA PRASAD SINGH
INC
22,69639.1%
2
OM PRAKASH
Janata
21,15036.4%
3
SITA RAM
IND
10,26917.7%
4
RAIS AHAMAD
IND
7421.3%
5
SHEO NATH
IND
7121.2%
6
HARIHAR DUTTA
IND
6691.1%
7
WALI ULLAH
IND
5410.9%
8
ABHIMANYU
SSD
5300.9%
9
S. M. VERMA
RPK
4600.8%
10
RAJAI
IND
3100.5%

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
2.7%
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
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%JNP 36.4%IND 17.7%OTH 6.8%

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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