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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

VINAY SHAKYA
BSP· BSP
BSP 27.3%SP 21.7%12 others 51.0%
Votes
38,094
27.3% share
Winning margin
7,859
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.9%
of 2,25,461

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINAY SHAKYA
BSP
BSP
38,09427.3%
2
DHANI RAM VERMA
SP
Samajwadi Party
30,23521.7%
3
SATISH PAL
BJP
NDA
30,18821.6%
4
AUSAN SINGH
IND
25,74618.4%
5
SARVESH CHAUHAN
RTKP
6,3844.6%
6
RACHNA SINGH
INC
INC
2,7121.9%
7
VINOD KUMAR
IND
1,7491.3%
8
UDAL SINGH
IND
7410.5%
9
MANOJ KUMAR SHUKLA
ABLTC
6960.5%
10
CHANDRA KANTI CHAUHAN
IND
6770.5%
11
HAR GOVIND
HSPS(B)
6630.5%
12
UDAI NARAYAN
IND
6230.5%
13
MAUJI LAL
IND
5680.4%
14
LAKHAN SINGH
IND
4710.3%

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 (376th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
376th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
39th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 27.3%SP 21.7%BJP 21.6%IND 18.4%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,48,665
Density
642 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,349 km²
SC population12.9%
ST population1.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.0%Muslim 37.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated57.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.7%
Women literate43.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.6%
Health insurance13.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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