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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 397 · 1989

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Winner — 1989

LAKSHMI KANT VAJPAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 37.3%JD 25.5%26 others 37.1%
Votes
46,317
37.3% share
Winning margin
14,619
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
53.8%
of 2,30,543

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKSHMI KANT VAJPAI
BJP
BJP
46,31737.3%
2
MOHD. AYYUB ANSARI
JD
National Front
31,69825.5%
3
BASHIR AHMAD
IND
19,95216.1%
4
JAI NARAYAN SHARMA
INC
INC
17,89114.4%
5
AGHA MAHIUDDIN SHAH
MUL
National Front
3,0112.4%
6
NARENDRA S/O RAGHUBIR
IND
2,2911.9%
7
SUNDER LAL
IND
1,2451.0%
8
AYYUB
IND
4710.4%
9
HARI KIRSHAN
IND
1800.1%
10
NARENDRA S/O HARISH CHAND
IND
1410.1%
11
JAGMOHAN
DDP
1130.1%
12
DEVINDRA ATTRAY
IND
880.1%
13
YAMIN
IND
820.1%
14
ABDUL ZABBAR
IND
770.1%
15
WAHID
BSP
740.1%
16
SULEMAN
IND
690.1%
17
USHA RANI
IND
630.1%
18
LOKESH
IND
610.1%
19
RAJ KISHOR
IND
520.0%
20
PAWAN KUMAR
IND
390.0%
21
SHAUKAT
IND
380.0%
22
RAJESH
IND
380.0%
23
VINOD
IND
290.0%
24
KALLO
IND
210.0%
25
PREM CHAND
IND
190.0%
26
DHARM VIR
IND
180.0%
27
VINAY KIRSHAN SHARMA
IND
180.0%
28
RAJENDRA KUMAR GARG
IND
140.0%

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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 2.6% · max 17.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
216th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
37th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.3%JD 25.5%IND 16.1%INC 14.4%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,96,970
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,405 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity37.4%
Sanitation26.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.5%
Health insurance15.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets🏺Metal Industry (Brass)
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British Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

British Cemetery

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Kantit Fort totally encroached

🏛️MonumentASI

Kantit Fort totally encroached

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