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Uttar Pradesh · PC 4 · 1956 by-election
Almora District (North
Winner — 1956 by-election
BADRI DATT
INC 62.9%IND 37.1%
Votes
26,123
62.9% share
Winning margin
10,706
25.8% of votes
Total votes cast
41,540
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADRI DATT | 26,12362.9% | |
| 2 | POORNA NAND | IND | 15,41737.1% |
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.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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25.8%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
INC and an independent took 100% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 1.88 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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62.9%won by INC
INC 62.9%IND 37.1%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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