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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 408 · 1962
Baraut
Winner — 1962
MOOL CHAND SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 36.3%IND 35.2%3 others 28.5%
Votes
18,112
36.3% share
Winning margin
545
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.6%
of 91,355
Baraut was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 545 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOL CHAND SHASTRI | INC | 18,112 | 36.3% |
| 2 | ACHARYA DEEPANKAR | IND | 17,567 | 35.2% |
| 3 | BALWANT SINGH | Swatantra Party | 8,896 | 17.8% |
| 4 | PRAKASH | IND | 3,990 | 8.0% |
| 5 | NEKI RAM VERMA | 1,303 | 2.6% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.5% · min 1.1% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
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51%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%IND 35.2%SWA 17.8%IND 8.0%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED