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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 308 · 2017

Captainganj

Winner — 2017

CHANDRA PRAKASH ALIAS CA CHANDRA PRAKASH SHUKL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.1%BSP 31.7%7 others 33.3%
Votes
70,527
35.1% share
Winning margin
6,827
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.2%
of 3,45,727

A closely fought contest. CHANDRA PRAKASH ALIAS CA CHANDRA PRAKASH SHUKL won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA PRAKASH ALIAS CA CHANDRA PRAKASH SHUKL
NDA (NDA)
70,52735.1%
2
RAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY
BSP
63,70031.7%
3
KRISHNA KINKAR SINGH RANA
60,14229.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8980.9%
5
SHER SINGH
RLD
1,2290.6%
6
JITENDRA KUMAR VERMA
IND
1,1510.6%
7
RADHESHYAM
IND
9640.5%
8
SUGREEV PRASAD
BMUP
8100.4%
9
PREM PRAKASH NISHAD
MBCOI
7030.3%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (256th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
256th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
251st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.1%BSP 31.7%INC 29.9%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,464
Density
917 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,688 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity28.5%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.0%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vinegar Products🏺Wooden Crafts

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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