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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1957
Bhojpur
Winner — 1957
AWADESH CHANDRA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 34.0%PSP 17.7%5 others 48.2%
Votes
14,990
34.0% share
Winning margin
7,182
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.4%
of 87,480
Bhojpur is a safe seat — AWADESH CHANDRA SINGH won by 16.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWADESH CHANDRA SINGH | 14,990 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | MOOL CHAND VERMA | 7,808 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | MOHD. ISHAQ ILMI | IND | 7,306 | 16.6% |
| 4 | JAGDISH SINGH | 6,268 | 14.2% | |
| 5 | JAI NARAIN | IND | 3,674 | 8.3% |
| 6 | SUNDER LAL | RRP | 3,113 | 7.1% |
| 7 | RAJ NARAIN | IND | 894 | 2.0% |
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 (46th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 56.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
46th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
307th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
131st of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%PSP 17.7%IND 16.6%BJS 14.2%IND 8.3%RRP 7.1%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,83,992
Density
781 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,743 km²
SC population32.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.3%Muslim 19.9%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity12.9%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.8%
Children fully vaccinated65.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance23.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets (Dari)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.