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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1957
Roorkee
Winner — 1957
DIN DAYAL SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 56.7%IND 28.2%4 others 15.1%
Votes
24,326
56.7% share
Winning margin
12,233
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.6%
of 77,108
Roorkee is a safe seat — DIN DAYAL SHASTRI won by 28.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIN DAYAL SHASTRI | 24,326 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | BARU MAL | IND | 12,093 | 28.2% |
| 3 | POORAN CHAND | 2,618 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | KANTA PRASAD | 1,812 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | RAM RATAN LAL | IND | 1,233 | 2.9% |
| 6 | ATHAR HUSSAIN KHWAJA | IND | 798 | 1.9% |
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 (119th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
119th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
272nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.7%IND 28.2%BJS 6.1%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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