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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Powayan

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Winner — 2017

CHETRAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.2%SP 23.7%10 others 21.1%
Votes
1,26,635
55.3% share
Winning margin
72,417
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.4%
of 3,61,653

Powayan is a safe seat — CHETRAM won by 31.6%.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHETRAM
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,26,63555.3%
2
SHAKUNTLA DEVI
SP
54,21823.6%
3
GURBACHAN LAL
BSP
BSP
38,79716.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0650.9%
5
MAHENDRA
SARSAMP
1,4480.6%
6
DHIRENDRA PRASAD
IND
1,3690.6%
7
ARUN KUMAR
BSRD
1,1760.5%
8
BANDHU PRASAD
IND
9910.4%
9
CHANDRAKALA
IND
8230.4%
10
KANDHAI
IND
6920.3%
11
RAKESH KUMAR
LD
5820.3%
12
RAJNISH
RAJAP
4090.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (214th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
31.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
214th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
352nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.3%SP 23.6%BSP 16.9%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,06,538
Density
685 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,388 km²
SC population17.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 17.6%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.6%
Electricity22.2%
Sanitation38.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate56.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.4%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Zari and Zardozi

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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