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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1962
Puranpur
Winner — 1962
MOHAN LAL ACHARYA
INC· INC
INC 33.2%BJS 32.8%2 others 33.9%
Votes
13,681
33.2% share
Winning margin
154
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.0%
of 85,742
Puranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 154 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN LAL ACHARYA | INC | 13,681 | 33.2% |
| 2 | HARISH CHANDRA | 13,527 | 32.8% | |
| 3 | HAR PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 9,336 | 22.7% |
| 4 | BRIJ BEHARI LAL | Left | 4,646 | 11.3% |
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.
High turnout (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.4% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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72nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
373rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%BJS 32.8%PSP 22.7%CPI 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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