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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2002

Nigohi

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Winner — 2002

KOVID KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.9%BSP 34.3%14 others 30.8%
Votes
48,131
34.9% share
Winning margin
896
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.7%
of 2,09,906

Nigohi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 896 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOVID KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
48,13134.9%
2
CHANDRASEN
BSP
BSP
47,23534.3%
3
PUTTU SINGH YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Party
23,59317.1%
4
KRISHNA PAL SINGH
INC
INC
11,2528.2%
5
BHARAT BABU
IND
2,4781.8%
6
RAM RATAN
IND
1,2670.9%
7
SHRIRAM
IND
8330.6%
8
RAMSARAN GUPTA
IND
6210.5%
9
PRABHAKAR
RTKP
5000.4%
10
MUKESH KUMAR
IND
4370.3%
11
VIRENDRA PAL
ABJS
3150.2%
12
PUTTU
IND
3000.2%
13
KRISHNA VINOD
IND
2400.2%
14
MAHARANI
IND
2380.2%
15
GAJENDRA PAL
IND
2070.1%
16
ARUN KUMAR
IND
1600.1%

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

High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.7% · max 50.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
26th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
381st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.9%BSP 34.3%SP 17.1%INC 8.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,43,689
Density
1346 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,559 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.4%Muslim 34.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity74.8%
Sanitation74.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.6%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

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