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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 247 · 2002

Chunar

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Winner — 2002

OM PRAKASH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.4%BSP 19.1%8 others 46.4%
Votes
56,171
34.5% share
Winning margin
24,952
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,82,948

Chunar is a safe seat — OM PRAKASH SINGH won by 15.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PRAKASH SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
56,17134.5%
2
PROF. TARAK NATH
BSP
BSP
31,21919.1%
3
LALATA PRASAD
SP
Samajwadi Party
30,16618.5%
4
RAMRAJ
AD
24,06414.8%
5
ASHA DEVI
INC
INC
11,1446.8%
6
SATYA NARAIN
PMSP
3,6482.2%
7
RAMKIRTI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,2051.4%
8
RATNESH CHAND
IND
1,7831.1%
9
MANJULATA
RTKP
1,5631.0%
10
PRAMOD
IND
1,0900.7%

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

Low turnout (391st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 1.3% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
391st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
69th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.5%BSP 19.1%SP 18.5%AD 14.8%INC 6.8%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

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