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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 263 · 2012

Allahabad South

Winner — 2012

HAJI PARVEJ AHMAD (TANKI)
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 29.4%BSP 29.2%12 others 41.4%
Votes
43,040
29.4% share
Winning margin
414
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
45.0%
of 3,24,481

Allahabad South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 414 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HAJI PARVEJ AHMAD (TANKI)
Samajwadi Party
43,04029.4%
2
NAND GOPAL GUPTA NANDI
BSP
42,62629.2%
3
KESHARI NATH TRIPATHI
NDA
33,39922.9%
4
CHAU. JITENDRA NATH SINGH
INC
19,12113.1%
5
MO. JULFIKAR KHAN
PECP
4,0922.8%
6
SAMAR BAHADUR SHARMA
IND
1,0670.7%
7
VIJAY GUPTA
6600.5%
8
DHARANEEDHAR PANDEY
4090.3%
9
SANTOSH KUMAR SONKAR
IND
3920.3%
10
PATRAKAR RAEES AHMAD KHAN
3420.2%
11
MITHUN CHANDRA
IND
3110.2%
12
BALBHADRA PRASAD PANDEY
IND
2940.2%
13
KULDEEP CHAURASIA URF BILLU BADSHAH
IND
2240.1%
14
SHIVA JI MISHRA
IND
1970.1%

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

Low turnout (402nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
44%
lowerhigher
402nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
381st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
323rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 29.4%BSP 29.2%BJP 22.9%INC 13.1%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
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A.     Asoka Pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

A.      Asoka Pillar

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B.     Zanana palace (Situated in Allahabad fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

B.      Zanana palace (Situated in Allahabad fort)

Cemeteries at Kydganj

Cemeteries at Kydganj

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemeteries at Kydganj

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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