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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Chail
Winner — 1991
DINESH CHANDRA SONKAR
JD· Janata Dal
JD 30.0%BJP 27.2%12 others 42.8%
Votes
19,243
30.1% share
Winning margin
1,840
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
35.4%
of 1,81,150
A closely fought contest. DINESH CHANDRA SONKAR won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH CHANDRA SONKAR | Janata Dal | 19,243 | 30.1% |
| 2 | SHIVDANI | BJP | 17,403 | 27.2% |
| 3 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR | INC | 13,167 | 20.6% |
| 4 | GIRESH CHANDRA | IND | 4,036 | 6.3% |
| 5 | JAGDISH PRASAD | JP | 3,783 | 5.9% |
| 6 | MANNI LAL VISHARAD | 3,051 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | PREM SINGH PAHARI | IND | 1,494 | 2.3% |
| 8 | PRITHVI LAL ARYA | IND | 469 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SHIV PAL | 425 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | SHIV RAJ BHARTIYA | IND | 309 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MISHRI LAL SATHI | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURESH KUMAR BIDARTHI | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JAG MOHAN | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 14 | BAL GOVIND | IND | 122 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 30.1%BJP 27.2%INC 20.6%IND 6.3%JP 5.9%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
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