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Uttar Pradesh · PC 54 · 1981 by-election
Mirzapur
Winner — 1981 by-election
UMAKANT
INC(I)
INC(I) 45.3%LKD 30.5%11 others 24.2%
Votes
92,182
45.3% share
Winning margin
30,170
14.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,03,448
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMAKANT |  INC(I) | 92,182 | 45.3% |
| 2 | M.Y.BEG | 62,012 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | R.NATH | 26,085 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | A.D.GIRI | 10,022 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | D.N.SHUKLA | IND | 3,243 | 1.6% |
| 6 | B.LAL | IND | 2,723 | 1.3% |
| 7 | M.KUMAR | IND | 2,070 | 1.0% |
| 8 | A.PRASAD | IND | 1,559 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Y.SINGH | IND | 971 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SUKHU | IND | 771 | 0.4% |
| 11 | R.KARAN | IND | 717 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MUKHTAR | IND | 628 | 0.3% |
| 13 | M.SINGH | IND | 465 | 0.2% |
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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 4.6% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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21st of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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41st of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.3%LKD 30.5%BJP 12.8%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Faizabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Mounds known as Kuber-Parbat &Sugrib Parbat.
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Mounds known as Kuber-Parbat &Sugrib Parbat.
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.