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Uttar Pradesh · PC 43 · 1977

Ballia

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

CHANDRA SHEKHAR
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 71.0%INC 25.8%1 others 3.2%
Votes
2,62,641
72.4% share
Winning margin
1,67,218
46.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,69,791
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
2,62,64172.4%
2
CHANDRIKA PRASAD
95,42326.3%
3
ONKAR NATH ALIAS NARAINJI
IND
4,5991.3%

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.

Low turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.4% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
65th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 72.4%INC 26.3%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hosiery and Textile Products🏺Leather Products
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Iona Cross Garden.

🏛️MonumentASI

Iona Cross Garden.

Katchery Cemetery.

Katchery Cemetery.

🏛️MonumentASI

Katchery Cemetery.

Memorial well garden.

Memorial well garden.

🏛️MonumentASI

Memorial well garden.

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Sawada Kothi, Monument including flight of steps with the surrounding plateau.

🏛️MonumentASI

Sawada Kothi, Monument including flight of steps with the surrounding plateau.

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Subedar-ka-Talab Cemetery.

🏛️MonumentASI

Subedar-ka-Talab Cemetery.

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Wheeler0s Entrenchment.

🏛️MonumentASI

Wheeler0s Entrenchment.

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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