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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1985

Dhampur

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Winner — 1985

BASANT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 30.8%LKD 25.4%17 others 43.8%
Votes
19,541
30.8% share
Winning margin
3,403
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
42.3%
of 1,50,025

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANT SINGH
INC
INC
19,54130.8%
2
SHIAM SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
16,13825.4%
3
MOHD. ABDUL RAHIM
ICJ
15,76024.8%
4
OM PARKASH
IND
2,8024.4%
5
RAM SINGH
IND
1,9403.1%
6
MOHD. FAYYAZ
IND
1,6572.6%
7
KARAN SINGH
IND
1,1911.9%
8
VISHNU GOPAL
IND
9321.5%
9
MOHD. AYUB
CPI
Left
7941.3%
10
SIKANDAR A ANSARI
JNP
Janata
4210.7%
11
KRISHAN KUMAR DASS
IND
3700.6%
12
ZAMIR AHMED
IND
3430.5%
13
AKHTAR
IND
3390.5%
14
RAM PAL
IND
2780.4%
15
MOHD. QASIM
IND
2460.4%
16
BHOPENDRA KUMAR
IND
2270.4%
17
BRIJ NANDAN
IND
1760.3%
18
BHUPENDRA
IND
1510.2%
19
HARI SINGH
IND
1360.2%

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 (119th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.1% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
119th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
272nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.8%LKD 25.4%ICJ 24.8%OTH 18.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Crafts
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Old Pathan Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Pathan Fort

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