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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2008 by-elections

Colonelganj

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Winner — 2008 by-elections

VRIJ SINGH ALIAS VRIJ KUNWARI
BSP
BSP 40.1%SP 32.4%14 others 27.5%
Votes
50,283
40.1% share
Winning margin
9,737
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
16

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VRIJ SINGH ALIAS VRIJ KUNWARI
BSP
50,28340.1%
2
YOGESH PRATAP SINGH ALIAS YOGESH BHAIYA
SP
40,54632.4%
3
RAMA MISHRA
INC
21,74817.4%
4
KRISHNA KUMAR SHUKLA
BJP
4,3873.5%
5
VASDEV
IND
1,5771.3%
6
O P PANDEY
RLD
1,5031.2%
7
RAKESH SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
9250.7%
8
RAJENDRA
IND
6820.5%
9
RAJDATT
IND
6520.5%
10
SHASHI KALA GIRI
SBSP
6110.5%
11
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
5240.4%
12
RATNESH KUMAR
IND
4540.4%
13
ANAND PAL SINGH
IND
3760.3%
14
DEV KUMAR
IND
3730.3%
15
ONKARANAND
IND
3490.3%
16
DINDAYAL
IND
3240.3%

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 (46th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 56.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
46th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
307th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
131st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 40.1%SP 32.4%INC 17.4%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,83,992
Density
781 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,743 km²
SC population32.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.3%Muslim 19.9%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity12.9%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.8%
Children fully vaccinated65.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance23.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets (Dari)

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