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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 255 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

ARJUN SINGH YADAV
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 44.2%INC 35.5%13 others 20.3%
Votes
34,744
44.2% share
Winning margin
6,881
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,76,466

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN SINGH YADAV
LKD
Lok Dal
34,74444.2%
2
RAJENDRA S/O SANKATHA
INC
INC
27,86335.5%
3
UGRA SEN
IND
3,4784.4%
4
RAM RAJ
IND
2,6883.4%
5
SWATANTRA KUMAR
JNP
Janata
2,2272.8%
6
VIJAY PRATAP
CPI
Left
1,8572.4%
7
HIRA LAL SONIA
IND
1,2951.6%
8
PARMANAND
IND
1,1011.4%
9
SRI NATH
DDP
8681.1%
10
BANWARI RAM
IND
7941.0%
11
SHOBH NATH
IND
4520.6%
12
RADHEY SHYAM
IND
4360.6%
13
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
3340.4%
14
RAJENDRA S/O UDARESH
IND
2460.3%
15
RAJENDRA MISHRA
IND
1630.2%

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 (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
263rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 44.2%INC 35.5%OTH 20.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

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