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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 273 · 2007

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Winner — 2007

SALIL VISHNOI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.0%SP 36.6%12 others 23.4%
Votes
29,461
40.0% share
Winning margin
2,484
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
41.5%
of 1,77,204

A closely fought contest. SALIL VISHNOI won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SALIL VISHNOI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
29,46140.0%
2
SURENDRA MOHAN AGARWAL
SP
Samajwadi Party
26,97736.6%
3
ABDUL MENNAN
INC
UPA
11,35515.4%
4
SARVESH SHUKLA
BSP
BSP
4,2095.7%
5
MUMTAZ AHAMAD SIDDIQUI
IND
3800.5%
6
PUNIT NATH SHUKLA
BPD
2890.4%
7
EKHLAQUE AHAMAD
JM
2010.3%
8
ZIAUL ISLAM
RWSP
1600.2%
9
IQBAL SIDDIQUI
IND
1300.2%
10
PRAMOD KUMAR
IND
1250.2%
11
DEVENDRA UPADHAYAY
IND
970.1%
12
RAJU KASHYAP
BSKP
900.1%
13
RAGHVENDRA SINGH
BJSH
830.1%
14
HAJI MOHD. ATHAR
IND
800.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (218th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
315th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.0%SP 36.6%INC 15.4%BSP 5.7%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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