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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHDEO PRASAD | 18,217 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | SHYAM LAL | INC | 16,200 | 44.7% |
| 3 | SOHAN LAL | Swatantra Party | 1,800 | 5.0% |
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
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
231st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 403Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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