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Uttar Pradesh · PC 58 · 1978 by-election

Fathepur

Winner — 1978 by-election

S.L.HUSSAIN
JNP 48.4%INC(I) 37.3%11 others 14.3%
Votes
1,30,621
48.4% share
Winning margin
30,066
11.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,69,631
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.L.HUSSAIN
1,30,62148.4%
2
P.DATT
INC(I)
1,00,55537.3%
3
P.D.YADAV
IND
12,6084.7%
4
R.SINGH
7,1982.7%
5
N.CHANDRA
IND
3,9301.5%
6
S.M.BAJPAI
IND
2,9581.1%
7
M.LAL
IND
2,5310.9%
8
G.LAL
IND
1,9370.7%
9
N.PAL
IND
1,8400.7%
10
M.P.TIWARI
IND
1,8350.7%
11
R.MANI
IND
1,5260.6%
12
B.V.PRASAD
IND
1,2500.5%
13
K.PRASAD
IND
8420.3%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
67th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.4%INC(I) 37.3%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,48,665
Density
642 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,349 km²
SC population12.9%
ST population1.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Balrampur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.0%Muslim 37.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated57.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.7%
Women literate43.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.6%
Health insurance13.0%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)🏺Tribal craft and Furniture
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A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of…

🏛️MonumentASI

A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of the Mahabharata,

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A small round shaped mound, 300o to the east-south of the great Stupa no. 306,

🏛️MonumentASI

A small round shaped mound, 300o to the east-south of the great Stupa no. 306,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

🏛️

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound of brick ruins, 80a0eX300o,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound of brick ruins, 80a0eX300o,

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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