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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Bara

Winner — 1962

RAGHUNATH PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 36.1%PSP 31.6%4 others 32.2%
Votes
12,172
36.1% share
Winning margin
1,513
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.7%
of 78,917

A closely fought contest. RAGHUNATH PRASAD won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUNATH PRASAD
INC
12,17236.1%
2
SHEO PRASAD
Praja Socialist Party
10,65931.6%
3
JOKHAI RAM
IND
4,46913.3%
4
RAM NIRANJAN
3,0509.1%
5
PESHKAR
IND
1,8055.4%
6
RAM GHARIB
REP
1,5294.5%

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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.5% · max 32.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
192nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
142nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%PSP 31.6%IND 13.3%BJS 9.1%IND 5.4%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%

What's nearby?

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