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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

NEELAM KARWARIYA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.4%SP 26.5%14 others 36.1%
Votes
67,807
37.4% share
Winning margin
19,843
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.3%
of 3,10,775

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEELAM KARWARIYA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
67,80737.4%
2
RAM SEWAK SINGH
SP
47,96426.5%
3
SURENDRA
BSP
BSP
44,62224.6%
4
SARVESH CHANDRA
NINSHAD
11,5356.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4591.4%
6
SATYENDRA SINGH
IND
1,4340.8%
7
SURYA BHAN SINGH
IND
1,3270.7%
8
HANSRAJ
RLD
RLD
6750.4%
9
VIMAL CHANDRA
IND
5460.3%
10
ANIL KUMAR
IND
5420.3%
11
LALLAN
DESP
5260.3%
12
KRISHNAKANT
BMUP
5090.3%
13
MAHENDRA KUMAR RAWAT
IND
4920.3%
14
JANARDAN
LOGAP
2780.1%
15
AMIT RAJ ANAND
IND
2480.1%
16
RAVINDRA KUMAR
PGSP
2200.1%

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 (304th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.2% · max 19.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
304th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
67th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.4%SP 26.5%BSP 24.6%NINSHAD 6.4%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 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?

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