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Amethi

Winner — 1981 by-election

R.GHANDHI
INC(I)
INC(I) 84.2%LKD 6.9%12 others 8.9%
Votes
2,58,884
84.2% share
Winning margin
2,37,696
77.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,07,523
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.GHANDHI
INC(I)
2,58,88484.2%
2
S.YADAV
21,1886.9%
3
R.BALI
IND
5,6901.9%
4
F.BARI
IND
3,6801.2%
5
K.B.SINGH
IND
3,3861.1%
6
B.SINGH
3,2861.1%
7
D.P.M.AGARWAL
IND
2,7280.9%
8
BAJRANGI
IND
2,5860.8%
9
B.PD.DIXIT
IND
1,6480.5%
10
F.ASHRAF
IND
1,1850.4%
11
B.B.GOSWAMI
IND
9150.3%
12
L.BAHADUR
IND
8540.3%
13
K.A.KHAN
IND
7790.3%
14
U.P.SINGH
IND
7140.2%

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
77.3%
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
INC(I) 84.2%LKD 6.9%OTH 8.9%

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

🏛️

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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