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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 294 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Akbarpur

Winner — 1957

DEVI PRASAD
IND
Also elected — same seat
RAMRATI DEVI
INC· 13,654 votes
IND 16.2%INC 15.0%13 others 68.8%
Votes
21,443
16.2% share
Winning margin
1,627
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
39.6%
of 1,66,790

Akbarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,627 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVI PRASAD
IND
21,44316.2%
2
MAULVI S. MOHD. NASEER
19,81615.0%
3
RAMRATI DEVI
13,65410.3%
4
DAULAT RAM
IND
11,4788.7%
5
AKBAR HUSSAIN
10,4837.9%
6
SURAJ NARAIN TEWARI
9,5947.3%
7
MEWA LAL
IND
7,9206.0%
8
JHITKOO RAM
7,7715.9%
9
RAM JI RAM
7,3495.6%
10
KESHRI PRASAD
RRP
5,4924.2%
11
SABHAJIT
IND
3,9703.0%
12
RAM NARESH YADAV
3,5612.7%
13
SHAMBHOO DAYAL
IND
3,5242.7%
14
RAM PRASAD
IND
3,0212.3%
15
LALTA PRASAD
IND
2,9912.3%

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.

Low turnout (399th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.6% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
399th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
358th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 16.2%INC 15.0%INC 10.3%IND 8.7%CPI 7.9%BJS 7.3%OTH 34.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,48,665
Density
642 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,349 km²
SC population12.9%
ST population1.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.0%Muslim 37.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated57.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.7%
Women literate43.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.6%
Health insurance13.0%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)
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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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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