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Uttar Pradesh · PC 56 · 1981 by-election

Allahabad

Winner — 1981 by-election

K.P.TIWARI
INC(I)
INC(I) 46.2%LKD 20.7%14 others 33.1%
Votes
84,612
46.2% share
Winning margin
46,691
25.5% of votes
Total votes cast
1,83,023
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.P.TIWARI
INC(I)
84,61246.2%
2
M.AHMAD
37,92120.7%
3
M.M.JOSHI
33,00818.0%
4
L.B.V.LALLA BABU
IND
16,0628.8%
5
R.J.KUSHWALA
IND
1,7220.9%
6
J.N.SHUKLA
IND
1,3390.7%
7
U.CHANDRA
IND
1,3340.7%
8
A.MOHAN
IND
1,1470.6%
9
L.D.PANDEY
IND
1,1370.6%
10
G.D.NISHAD
IND
9950.5%
11
K.S.PANDEY
IND
9940.5%
12
R.I.SHARMA
IND
9610.5%
13
BACHAI
IND
6660.4%
14
M.SAMI
IND
4190.2%
15
S.CHAUDHARY
IND
3820.2%
16
B.B.PANDEY
IND
3240.2%

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 (35th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.3% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
35th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
6th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.2%LKD 20.7%JNP 18.0%IND 8.8%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts
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Large brick strewn Khera being the ruins of an apparently Buddhist

🏛️MonumentASI

Large brick strewn Khera being the ruins of an apparently Buddhist

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The Domes & buildings inside the inner enclosure including the ancient walls of the inner enclosure…

🏛️MonumentASI

The Domes & buildings inside the inner enclosure including the ancient walls of the inner enclosure of Saiyid Salar Masaud崰s celebrated Dargah,

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The Tomb of Rajab SaLar alias Hatila Salar,

🏛️MonumentASI

The Tomb of Rajab SaLar alias Hatila Salar,

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Tomb of Salar Saifuddin alias Surkhru Salar, Durgah Road.

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Salar Saifuddin alias Surkhru Salar, Durgah Road.

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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