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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1985

Aurai

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Winner — 1985

NIHALA SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 32.5%INC 28.7%19 others 38.9%
Votes
30,253
32.5% share
Winning margin
3,546
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
51.5%
of 1,80,854

A closely fought contest. NIHALA SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIHALA SINGH
JNP
Janata
30,25332.5%
2
DEVENDRA NATH DUBEY
INC
INC
26,70728.6%
3
BECHU RAM
IND
19,85221.3%
4
RAM LAKHAN JAISWAL
BJP
BJP
2,6282.8%
5
SHIVA SHANKAR PATEL
ICJ
2,3552.5%
6
VISHAMBHAR
IND
1,8602.0%
7
VIJAI BAHADUR
CPI
Left
1,8472.0%
8
CHANDRABHAN (RAJPUTAN)
IND
1,3201.4%
9
JANGI RAM
IND
1,2651.4%
10
MOTI
IND
9871.1%
11
RAM MURAT
IND
8670.9%
12
DUDNATH
IND
6310.7%
13
RAM SAGAR
IND
5990.6%
14
MURTUJA
IND
4860.5%
15
CHANDRABHAN (JAGARNATHPUR)
IND
3970.4%
16
RAJENDRA PRASAD MISRA
IND
2710.3%
17
RAMA SHANKAR
IND
2580.3%
18
SHIV NATH
IND
2460.3%
19
RAM ASHISH
IND
1890.2%
20
GANGA VISHWAKARNA
IND
1030.1%
21
SHURESH
IND
920.1%

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

Low turnout (391st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 1.3% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
391st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
69th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 32.5%INC 28.6%IND 21.3%OTH 17.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

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