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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Balrampur North

Winner — 1962

SUKHDEO PRASAD
BJS 50.3%INC 44.7%1 others 5.0%
Votes
18,217
50.3% share
Winning margin
2,017
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.2%
of 85,859

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHDEO PRASAD
18,21750.3%
2
SHYAM LAL
INC
16,20044.7%
3
SOHAN LAL
Swatantra Party
1,8005.0%

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.

Average turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
231st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 50.3%INC 44.7%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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