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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1957

Mahadeva

Winner — 1957

BALDEO SINGH
IND
IND 36.7%INC 36.2%2 others 27.1%
Votes
12,354
36.7% share
Winning margin
156
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
43.3%
of 77,761

Mahadeva was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 156 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALDEO SINGH
IND
12,35436.7%
2
DEVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
12,19836.2%
3
RAM PIAREY
5,23415.5%
4
RAM LAKHAN
IND
3,90811.6%

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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.5% · max 32.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
192nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
142nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.7%INC 36.2%PSP 15.5%IND 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%

What's nearby?

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