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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1962
Afzalgarh
Winner — 1962
BASANT SINGH
BJS 34.3%INC 32.7%7 others 33.0%
Votes
14,634
34.3% share
Winning margin
645
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.0%
of 87,169
Afzalgarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 645 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANT SINGH | 14,634 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | SADRUDDIN | INC | 13,989 | 32.7% |
| 3 | BANWARI | REP | 5,341 | 12.5% |
| 4 | POORAN | IND | 2,804 | 6.6% |
| 5 | JHUNNA | IND | 2,037 | 4.8% |
| 6 | KHAIRUDDIN | IND | 1,449 | 3.4% |
| 7 | TUNGAL SINGH | IND | 1,147 | 2.7% |
| 8 | RAM PAL SINGH | IND | 670 | 1.6% |
| 9 | MAKHAN SINGH | IND | 654 | 1.5% |
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 (119th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
119th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
272nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 34.3%INC 32.7%REP 12.5%IND 6.6%OTH 13.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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