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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 2002

Ghatampur

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Winner — 2002

RAKESH SACHAN
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 33.8%BSP 28.2%14 others 38.0%
Votes
44,108
33.8% share
Winning margin
7,256
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.2%
of 2,32,453

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH SACHAN
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
44,10833.8%
2
RAJARAM PAL
BSP
BSP
36,85228.2%
3
KUNWAR SHIV NATH SINGH
INC
INC
26,22420.1%
4
VIJAY SACHAN
AD
10,5058.0%
5
VIMLESH PATHAK
RLD
NDA
7,7245.9%
6
SURYA KUMAR
IND
1,2050.9%
7
SERVESH KUMAR
IND
8080.6%
8
SATYA PAL
IND
5740.4%
9
GURU PRASAD
IND
5220.4%
10
RAM SWAROOP
IND
5140.4%
11
SUDAMA SINGH YADAV
RTKP
4860.4%
12
JAGMOHAN SINGH
IND
3210.3%
13
RAGHUVENDRA SINGH
IND
2680.2%
14
RAM DAS
IND
2080.2%
15
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
1760.1%
16
BALWANT SINGH
IND
1750.1%

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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 33.8%BSP 28.2%INC 20.1%AD 8.0%RLD 5.9%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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