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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

CHANCHAL SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 34.3%JNP(SC) 21.2%9 others 44.4%
Votes
28,168
34.3% share
Winning margin
10,742
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.8%
of 1,58,373

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANCHAL SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
28,16834.3%
2
SOHAN LAL
JNP(SC)
17,42621.2%
3
AMIR AHMAD
IND
16,95220.7%
4
ANIL KUMAR
IND
4,9026.0%
5
GAIDAN LAL
IND
4,0715.0%
6
TULA RAM GANGWAR
BJP
BJP
3,1403.8%
7
DURGESH BABU
INC(U)
2,4323.0%
8
GURNAM SINGH
IND
2,1452.6%
9
NASRAT YAR KHAN
CPM
Left
1,8042.2%
10
RAJ KUMAR
IND
6380.8%
11
NAZAR SINGH
IND
3810.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (128th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.8% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
187th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 34.3%JNP(SC) 21.2%IND 20.7%IND 6.0%OTH 17.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,35,819
Density
987 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,367 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 50.6%Hindu 46.0%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.0%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation66.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance13.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work along with Patch Work,Zari Patch work, and Mentha

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