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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1962
Biswan
Winner — 1962
GAYA PRASAD
BJS 52.8%INC 34.2%4 others 12.9%
Votes
24,240
52.8% share
Winning margin
8,530
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.8%
of 92,114
Biswan is a safe seat — GAYA PRASAD won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAYA PRASAD | 24,240 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | SURESH PRAKASH SINGH | INC | 15,710 | 34.3% |
| 3 | DIGVIJAYA SINGH | Left | 2,227 | 4.9% |
| 4 | RADHEY SHYAM TEWARI | 1,500 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | CHHEDANA | IND | 1,435 | 3.1% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR | IND | 758 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.4% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
113th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
359th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.8%INC 34.3%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,64,708
Density
850 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,840 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.8%
Electricity51.8%
Sanitation28.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated71.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)24.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel46.5%
Health insurance10.9%
What's nearby?
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