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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Balamau
Winner — 2012
ANIL VERMA
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 38.2%BSP 38.1%14 others 23.6%
Votes
67,800
38.2% share
Winning margin
173
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.7%
of 3,23,909
Balamau was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 173 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL VERMA | Samajwadi Party | 67,800 | 38.2% |
| 2 | RAMPAL VERMA | BSP | 67,627 | 38.1% |
| 3 | SURENDRA KUMAR | 13,720 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | RAM ASHRAY PRASAD | INC | 12,076 | 6.8% |
| 5 | RAJ KISHOR VERMA | NDA | 2,725 | 1.5% |
| 6 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 2,187 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SAHEB LAL | IND | 2,066 | 1.2% |
| 8 | M.L.AAR | PECP | 1,554 | 0.9% |
| 9 | RAM LAKHAN | IND | 1,363 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SHRIKRISHNA VERMA | IND | 1,191 | 0.7% |
| 11 | PREM SAGAR | RSBP | 1,188 | 0.7% |
| 12 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 939 | 0.5% |
| 13 | ANOOP CHAUDHARY |  AITC | 771 | 0.4% |
| 14 | RAJENDRA KUMAR | IND | 752 | 0.4% |
| 15 | KAUSHAL KISHOR | 738 | 0.4% | |
| 16 | RAMESH | 597 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (347th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
347th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 38.2%BSP 38.1%NCP 7.7%INC 6.8%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%
What's nearby?
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