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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 303 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Kapilvastu
Winner — 2012
VIJAY KUMAR
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 41.2%BJP 21.8%14 others 37.0%
Votes
78,344
41.2% share
Winning margin
36,870
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
49.6%
of 3,83,741
Kapilvastu is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR won by 19.4%.
Seat history
1 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR | Samajwadi Party | 78,344 | 41.2% |
| 2 | SRI RAM CHAUHAN | NDA | 41,474 | 21.8% |
| 3 | PATTU RAM AZAD | BSP | 32,204 | 16.9% |
| 4 | KAILASH PRASAD | INC | 11,554 | 6.1% |
| 5 | MANJU DEVI | IND | 8,776 | 4.6% |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 4,479 | 2.4% |
| 7 | MOTI LAL VIDYARTHI | PECP | 3,510 | 1.9% |
| 8 | SHIV DAYAL | IND | 1,895 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ATUL KUMAR | 1,890 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | SHIV KUMAR | 1,246 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | JAGDISH | RSBP | 1,005 | 0.5% |
| 12 | LAXMI RAM | EKSP | 883 | 0.5% |
| 13 | PALTU RAM | ARVP | 874 | 0.5% |
| 14 | RAHUL SANGH PRIYA BHARTI | IJP | 842 | 0.4% |
| 15 | DEVENDRA NATH | 735 | 0.4% | |
| 16 | PINGAL PRASAD | SSD | 485 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (341st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.2% · max 58.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
341st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
87th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 41.2%BJP 21.8%BSP 16.9%INC 6.1%OTH 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,59,297
Density
884 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,895 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%HINDU
Hindu 69.9%Muslim 29.2%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.2%
Electricity24.7%
Sanitation12.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated65.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Women literate48.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.9%
Clean cooking fuel50.6%
Health insurance12.2%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kalanamak RiceGI
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