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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1985

Balrampur

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Winner — 1985

MAN BAHADUR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.3%BJP 27.7%13 others 36.1%
Votes
23,932
36.3% share
Winning margin
5,675
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,54,831

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAN BAHADUR SINGH
INC
INC
23,93236.3%
2
HANUMAT SINGH
BJP
BJP
18,25727.7%
3
ASHFAQ AHMAD
JNP
Janata
12,39918.8%
4
RAM PIYAREY
CPI
Left
3,0334.6%
5
BANSH RAJ
IND
2,4293.7%
6
DHURUB NARAIN SHAHI
LKD
Lok Dal
2,0593.1%
7
VIJAI KUMAR
IND
7551.1%
8
SATYA NARAIN TIWARI
IND
5800.9%
9
SURAY LAL
IND
5370.8%
10
SHANTI PRASAD
DDP
4910.7%
11
JAGDAMBIKA PRASAD MISRA
IND
4180.6%
12
SATENDRA PRASAD
IND
4070.6%
13
KAUSHAL KISHORE
IND
3540.5%
14
HARIHAR NARAIN MISRA AZAD
IND
2430.4%
15
SHYAM LAL
IND
1130.2%

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 (310th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.6% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
310th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
329th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%BJP 27.7%JNP 18.8%OTH 17.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Mound known as Kalhaur or Killo,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Kalhaur or Killo,

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