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Uttar Pradesh · PC 67 · 1960 by-election
Sitapur
Winner — 1960 by-election
B. PRASAD
INC 40.7%BJS 34.9%4 others 24.4%
Votes
76,472
40.7% share
Winning margin
10,910
5.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,87,820
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. PRASAD | 76,47240.7% | |
| 2 | GOKARAN | 65,56234.9% | |
| 3 | J. LAL | SOC | 23,50512.5% |
| 4 | M. PRASAD | 9,8845.3% | |
| 5 | BANWARI LAL | IND | 7,2043.8% |
| 6 | SMT. KAMLAWATI | IND | 5,1932.8% |
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 clear win, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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5.8%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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A crowded field
The top three took 88% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 3.24 — 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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40.7%won by INC
INC 40.7%BJS 34.9%SOC 12.5%PSP 5.3%Others 6.6%
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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