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Winner — 2000

JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL
IND
IND 23.6%SJP(R) 22.2%13 others 54.2%
Votes
27,408
23.6% share
Winning margin
1,608
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,79,562

Jalalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,608 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL
IND
27,40823.6%
2
RAMJAN ALI
SJP(R)
25,80022.2%
3
MITHLESH KUMAR SINGH
20,96018.0%
4
NIRMALA SINGH
INC
12,89411.1%
5
ABHAY RAJ KISHORE
KSP
8,0787.0%
6
SHRI BHAGWAN ROY
IND
5,3144.6%
7
DALAN PD. YADAV
IND
4,9314.2%
8
NAGENDRA ROY
4,4903.9%
9
NASIR HASSAN KHAN
NCP
2,7992.4%
10
KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMA
BSP
1,6561.4%
11
MADAN SINGH
AD
6490.6%
12
TARKESHWAR RAM
IND
4300.4%
13
KANHAIYA PRASAD SINGH TOOFANI
Samajwadi Party
3840.3%
14
RAMLAL RAM
IND
2320.2%
15
BIJAY MISHRA
BJC(R)
2240.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 23.6%SJP(R) 22.2%SAP 18.0%INC 11.1%KSP 7.0%OTH 18.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

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