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Sultanpur

Winner — 1970 by-election

K.N.SINGH
NCJ
NCJ 35.4%MUM 22.6%6 others 41.9%
Votes
47,854
35.4% share
Winning margin
17,252
12.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,35,125
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.N.SINGH
NCJ
47,85435.4%
2
Z.ULLAH
MUM
30,60222.6%
3
J.K.AGARWAL
29,54921.9%
4
K.N.SINGH
NCN
15,72911.6%
5
K.K.VARMA
IND
7,4515.5%
6
G.R.DUBEY
IND
2,4721.8%
7
C.DEVI
IND
1,2130.9%
8
K.P.PANDEY
IND
2550.2%

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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 1.3% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
28th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
59th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCJ 35.4%MUM 22.6%BJS 21.9%NCN 11.6%IND 5.5%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,48,359
Density
1080 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,120 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Muslim 34.5%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.4%
Electricity36.6%
Sanitation62.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate53.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Goldsmith Industry🏺Zari and Zardozi
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A large obelisk of red sandstone

🏛️MonumentASI

A large obelisk of red sandstone

Tomb of Hafiz-ul-Mulk Rahmet Khan, the Rohilla Chief

Tomb of Hafiz-ul-Mulk Rahmet Khan, the Rohilla Chief

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hafiz-ul-Mulk Rahmet Khan, the Rohilla Chief

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Tomb or Mausoleum of Hermit Shah Dana built in the reign of Aurangzeb by Makrand Rai

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb or Mausoleum of Hermit Shah Dana built in the reign of Aurangzeb by Makrand Rai

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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