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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 271 · 1985

Handia

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Winner — 1985

RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.0%INC 22.4%14 others 39.5%
Votes
34,646
38.0% share
Winning margin
14,212
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,68,354

Handia is a safe seat — RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI won by 15.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI
JNP
Janata
34,64638.0%
2
RAJENDRA TRIPATHI
INC
INC
20,43422.4%
3
AMAR BAHADUR
IND
15,74217.3%
4
RAM NATH SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
11,44812.6%
5
HAIDER ALI
IND
2,1422.4%
6
KAMLA SHANKAR
IND
1,7531.9%
7
RAM REKHA
IND
1,2851.4%
8
SHESMANI
IND
6590.7%
9
RAM PRATAP
IND
5090.6%
10
MUNNU LAL
IND
4820.5%
11
JAWAHAR LAL
DDP
4320.5%
12
AYUB KHAN
IND
4150.5%
13
AKBAR ALI
IND
3180.3%
14
LALTA PRASAD
IND
3130.3%
15
DHARAM RAJ
IND
2690.3%
16
HARISH CHANDRA
IND
2220.2%

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 (182nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.5% · max 33.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
182nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.0%INC 22.4%IND 17.3%LKD 12.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,60,699
Density
741 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,402 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 22.6%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.4%
Electricity19.0%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)31.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.8%
Health insurance14.6%

What's nearby?

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