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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1991
Basti
Winner — 1991
LAKSHAMESHWAR SINGH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 31.8%BJP 28.9%27 others 39.3%
Votes
28,385
31.8% share
Winning margin
2,601
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
47.0%
of 1,89,631
A closely fought contest. LAKSHAMESHWAR SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHAMESHWAR SINGH | Janata Dal | 28,385 | 31.8% |
| 2 | VIJAI SEN SINGH | BJP | 25,784 | 28.9% |
| 3 | JAI PRAKASH GUPTA | INC | 12,801 | 14.3% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | 12,120 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | RAJMANI PANDEY | JP | 4,456 | 5.0% |
| 6 | KRIPA SHANKAR | 725 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | AVADHESH PRASAD | 636 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | RAJENDRA KUMAR | IND | 470 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ISHWAR DATT | IND | 415 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BANSH RAJ | IND | 386 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAM SUMER S/O MASTRAM | IND | 314 | 0.3% |
| 12 | DEO NARAIN | IND | 286 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAMATMA PRASAD | IND | 269 | 0.3% |
| 14 | LAL JI | IND | 267 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAM BRIKSH | ICS(SCS) | 183 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SATYA DEO | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KHADDAR | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
| 18 | SHANTI | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SITA RAM | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RAM SUMER S/O GANESH | IND | 164 | 0.2% |
| 21 | DESH BANDHU NANDA NATH | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 22 | RAM SABAD | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAM BILASH | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 24 | RAM SUNDAR | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SURYA DEO | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 26 | PRADUMAN KUMAR SHUKLA | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAM KARAN | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 28 | RAFEEQ AHMAD | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 29 | GOMATI PRASAD | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 31.8%BJP 28.9%INC 14.3%BSP 13.6%JP 5.0%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
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