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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 2012

Allahabad West

Winner — 2012

POOJA PAL
BSP· BSP
BSP 40.1%AD 35.1%17 others 24.8%
Votes
71,114
40.1% share
Winning margin
8,885
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
51.7%
of 3,42,693

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

6 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POOJA PAL
BSP
71,11440.1%
2
ATIQ AHAMAD
AD
62,22935.1%
3
JYOTI YADAY
Samajwadi Party
18,86710.6%
4
RAMJI KESARWANI
NDA
9,7405.5%
5
RAVI PRAKASH
INC
4,9332.8%
6
AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH
IJP
1,8261.0%
7
RAMESH CHANDRA
IND
1,2740.7%
8
BIRJU SONKAR
1,2100.7%
9
SHAGIR AHMAD
IND
1,1570.7%
10
KUSUM LATA
7060.4%
11
PAPPU
IND
6180.3%
12
MANGALESH KUMAR
IND
6050.3%
13
VIRENDRA KUMAR
IND
5840.3%
14
GANESH JI TRIPATHI
IND
5530.3%
15
SANT KUMAR SINGH
IND
5390.3%
16
POONAM SANT
AITC
4040.2%
17
CHANDAN SINGH
PSJP
3570.2%
18
ROSHAN LAL
LD
3560.2%
19
NAGENDRA SINGH
2390.1%

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

Low turnout (397th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
397th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
373rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
171st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 40.1%AD 35.1%SP 10.6%BJP 5.5%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru.

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru.

🏛️MonumentASI

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru.

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Mother

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Mother

🏛️MonumentASI

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Mother

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Sister

KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Sister

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KhusruBagh Tomb of Sultan Khusru’s Sister

KhusruBagh- Enclosure wall & Gateway of

KhusruBagh- Enclosure wall & Gateway of

🏛️MonumentASI

KhusruBagh- Enclosure wall & Gateway of

KhusruBagh- Tomb of BibiTambolan.

KhusruBagh- Tomb of BibiTambolan.

🏛️MonumentASI

KhusruBagh- Tomb of BibiTambolan.

Queen Victoria’s Memorial

Queen Victoria’s Memorial

🏛️MonumentASI

Queen Victoria’s Memorial

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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