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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1985

Puranpur

Winner — 1985

VINOD KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 48.4%JNP 38.6%10 others 13.0%
Votes
44,235
48.4% share
Winning margin
9,005
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.4%
of 1,64,774

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINOD KUMAR
INC
44,23548.4%
2
HAR NARAIN
Janata
35,23038.6%
3
SAJAN LAL
IND
3,5063.8%
4
GAURADEV NATH
IND
2,1002.3%
5
RAVENDRA SINGH
1,5961.8%
6
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1,1661.3%
7
ABDUL SATTAR
IND
1,1111.2%
8
BALAK RAM
BJP
8771.0%
9
PUTTU
IND
5600.6%
10
MAHI PAL SINGH
IND
4890.5%
11
PRADEEP KUMAR
IND
3130.3%
12
PURAN CHAN
IND
1440.2%

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.

High turnout (53rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
53rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
385th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%JNP 38.6%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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