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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

ALMELU AMMAL
INC· INC
INC 40.7%LKD 35.8%20 others 23.5%
Votes
29,787
40.7% share
Winning margin
3,596
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
44.3%
of 1,65,188

A closely fought contest. ALMELU AMMAL won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALMELU AMMAL
INC
INC
29,78740.7%
2
RAJ MANI PANDEY
LKD
Lok Dal
26,19135.8%
3
RAJWANT SINGH
JNP
Janata
2,8553.9%
4
RAGHAV RAM MISHRA
BJP
BJP
2,1793.0%
5
JAMIL AHMAD
IND
1,9812.7%
6
KHALID AKHTAR
IND
1,5792.2%
7
GULAB CHANDRA
DDP
1,3811.9%
8
UDAI SHANKAR
IND
1,3321.8%
9
KRIPA SHANKAR
IND
1,3191.8%
10
PALTU
IND
9261.3%
11
RAM ANJOR
IND
6680.9%
12
RAMJAN ALI
IND
5340.7%
13
RAM BRIKSH
ICS
4030.6%
14
USHA PANDEY
IND
3350.5%
15
RAM PIYARE
IND
3180.4%
16
AKBAL AHMAD
IND
3040.4%
17
RAM KARON
IND
2490.3%
18
PARAMANAND
IND
2120.3%
19
SANT RAM
IND
2060.3%
20
DUDH NATH
IND
1870.3%
21
BAKRIDAN
IND
1250.2%
22
HANUMAN PRASAD GUPTA
IND
710.1%

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

High turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.7%LKD 35.8%OTH 23.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

🛕TempleWikidata
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