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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1977Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1977

KANHAIYA LAL SONKAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.5%INC 42.2%8 others 10.3%
Votes
23,146
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,568
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
39.3%
of 1,23,877

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANHAIYA LAL SONKAR
Janata
23,14647.5%
2
DHARAMVIR
INC
20,57842.2%
3
BUDHAI LAL BHARTIYA
RPK
1,7213.5%
4
RAM DULARE
IND
6291.3%
5
SHYAM LAL
IND
5091.0%
6
BULAKI
IND
4951.0%
7
MUNNI LAL
SSD
4390.9%
8
BHAIYA LAL
IND
4230.9%
9
RADHA DEVI BHARTIYA
IND
4160.8%
10
BINDESHWARI PRASAD ARYA
IND
3700.8%

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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.5%INC 42.2%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%

What's nearby?

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