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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1980
Puranpur
Winner — 1980
VINOD KUMAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 33.0%INC(U) 32.9%6 others 34.1%
Votes
24,339
33.0% share
Winning margin
45
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,45,580
Puranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 45 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINOD KUMAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,339 | 33.0% |
| 2 | HAR NARAIN | 24,294 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | TIRLOCHAN SINGH | JNP(SC) | 7,881 | 10.7% |
| 4 | HARISH CHANDRA | BJP | 6,314 | 8.6% |
| 5 | BRIJ BEHARI LAL | Left | 5,021 | 6.8% |
| 6 | GYANENDRA NATH | IND | 3,462 | 4.7% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA LAL | JNP(JP) | 1,523 | 2.1% |
| 8 | HANS RAM | IND | 997 | 1.4% |
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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.
High turnout (53rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
53rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
385th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 33.0%INC(U) 32.9%JNP(SC) 10.7%BJP 8.6%CPI 6.8%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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