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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 298 · 2017

Colonelganj

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Winner — 2017

AJAY PRATAP SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.4%SP 29.8%13 others 24.7%
Votes
82,867
45.4% share
Winning margin
28,405
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.0%
of 3,14,862

Colonelganj is a safe seat — AJAY PRATAP SINGH won by 15.6%.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAY PRATAP SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
82,86745.4%
2
YOGESH PRATAP SINGH
SP
54,46229.9%
3
SANTOSH KUMAR TIWARI
BSP
BSP
33,24118.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7481.5%
5
RAJDUTT MISHRA
IND
1,4170.8%
6
DEEP PRAKASH SINGH
LD
1,2900.7%
7
VASDEV
IND
1,1030.6%
8
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
9900.5%
9
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
8980.5%
10
CHET RAM
IND
8960.5%
11
KRISHNA KUMAR
IND
6260.3%
12
PREM SAGAR
IND
6050.3%
13
BHANU PRATAP
BSRD
5260.3%
14
UDAI BHAN
IND
4390.2%
15
AMIT KUMAR
IND
3600.2%

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 (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
383rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
22nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%SP 29.9%BSP 18.2%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,33,919
Density
858 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,003 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 79.8%Muslim 19.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.1%
Electricity19.4%
Sanitation12.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.8%
Children fully vaccinated59.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel56.2%
Health insurance13.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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