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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 355 · 1962

Nidhpur

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Winner — 1962

RAJENDRA SINGH
BJS
BJS 28.6%INC 22.5%7 others 49.0%
Votes
12,668
28.6% share
Winning margin
2,693
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.8%
of 84,016

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA SINGH
BJS
12,66828.6%
2
MOHAMMAD ISHAQ KHAN
INC
INC
9,97522.5%
3
LANKUSH
REP
7,67517.3%
4
KITAB SINGH
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
6,57714.8%
5
SHADI LAL
SOC
2,7726.3%
6
SHAMSUL ISLAM
IND
1,7904.0%
7
VIDYA SWARUP
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,2522.8%
8
RAM SANEHI
HMS
1,2362.8%
9
SADDIQ
IND
4220.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (225th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
225th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
176th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 28.6%INC 22.5%REP 17.3%PSP 14.8%SOC 6.3%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,05,968
Density
1288 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,713 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.1%
Electricity46.7%
Sanitation27.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated59.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.3%
Women literate72.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel54.2%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Powerloom Textile
⭐

Ancient site called Garba-ka-kot or Rajbhar-ka-lot

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Ancient site, Garhwa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site

📍Google MapsOSM

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