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Uttar Pradesh · PC 12 · 1981 by-election
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Winner — 1981 by-election
B.A.AHMAD(W)
INC(I)
INC(I) 46.1%BJP 31.9%7 others 22.0%
Votes
1,14,231
46.1% share
Winning margin
35,296
14.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,47,613
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.A.AHMAD(W) |  INC(I) | 1,14,231 | 46.1% |
| 2 | S.K.GANGWAR | 78,935 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | MOHD.Y.SALIM | INC(I) | 27,616 | 11.2% |
| 4 | P.SINGH | 18,125 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | K.CHANDRA | IND | 3,113 | 1.3% |
| 6 | B.MADHOK | IND | 2,011 | 0.8% |
| 7 | B.SINGH | IND | 1,383 | 0.6% |
| 8 | K.J.SINGH | IND | 1,278 | 0.5% |
| 9 | G.PRASAD | IND | 921 | 0.4% |
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 (78th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.6% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
78th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
60th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.1%BJP 31.9%INC(I) 11.2%LKD 7.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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