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Uttar Pradesh · PC 34 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Basti

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

KALPA NATH SONAKAR
JD· National Front
JD 38.0%INC 30.9%7 others 31.1%
Votes
1,79,586
39.9% share
Winning margin
33,219
7.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,73,013
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALPA NATH SONAKAR
1,79,58639.9%
2
RAM AWADH PRASAD
1,46,36732.5%
3
PADARATH
67,18814.9%
4
DUKHI RAM RAHI
JNP(JP)
18,7664.2%
5
KUMAREY
16,3403.6%
6
RAM ACHAL
LKD(B)
10,4152.3%
7
BHIKHI RAM
MUM
4,5031.0%
8
RAM MILAN TYAGI
IND
4,1260.9%
9
SANGRAM SINGH
UPRP
2,3380.5%

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.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.3% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
8th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.9%INC 32.5%BSP 14.9%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
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Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,

🏛️MonumentASI

Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,

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Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),

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Mound, NagramLucknow

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound,

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Mound, Paharanagar Takuria,Mohanlalganj

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound,

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Mounds covered with bricks,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds covered with bricks,

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Mounds covered with bricks,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds covered with bricks,

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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