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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1962
Sultanpur
Winner — 1962
ABDUL SAMI
INC· INC
INC 39.8%BJS 38.1%6 others 22.1%
Votes
12,588
39.8% share
Winning margin
542
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.2%
of 80,645
Sultanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 542 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL SAMI | INC | 12,588 | 39.8% |
| 2 | RAM PYARE SHUKLA | 12,046 | 38.1% | |
| 3 | KALLOO | IND | 1,692 | 5.3% |
| 4 | BIRENDRA PRATAP | Swatantra Party | 1,672 | 5.3% |
| 5 | MAQBOOL HASAN | Praja Socialist Party | 1,523 | 4.8% |
| 6 | RAM AWADH S/O BHAWANI PRASAD | IND | 765 | 2.4% |
| 7 | RAM NIRANJAN | IND | 700 | 2.2% |
| 8 | RAM AWADH S/O RAM ANAND | IND | 650 | 2.0% |
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.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
25th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
332nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
245th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%BJS 38.1%IND 5.3%SWA 5.3%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,31,007
Density
551 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,686 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 24.1%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity23.0%
Sanitation44.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Women literate54.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance21.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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