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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 401 · 1980

Baghpat

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Winner — 1980

MAHESH CHAND
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.4%JNP(SC) 36.2%7 others 9.4%
Votes
34,583
54.4% share
Winning margin
11,568
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,46,122

Baghpat is a safe seat — MAHESH CHAND won by 18.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESH CHAND
INC(I)
Congress (I)
34,58354.4%
2
JAGAT SINGH
JNP(SC)
23,01536.2%
3
ACHARYA DEEPANKAR
IND
2,0033.1%
4
MADAN PAL SINGH
IND
1,5262.4%
5
AZAD SINGH
IND
8811.4%
6
TEJ PAL
BJP
BJP
8391.3%
7
KAKAB HAMEED KHAN
IND
2930.5%
8
BHOOPAL SINGH SHIROMANI
IND
2240.3%
9
SAHAB SINGH
IND
1880.3%

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 (167th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.7% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
167th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.4%JNP(SC) 36.2%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,62,559
Density
270 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,905 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population20.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.6%
Electricity29.2%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Women literate60.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.7%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance19.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets
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Pakka Masonry Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Pakka Masonry Fort

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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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