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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1967
Soraon
Winner — 1967
R.D.PATEL
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 32.7%INC 31.2%4 others 36.1%
Votes
12,734
32.7% share
Winning margin
586
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
39.4%
of 98,928
Soraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 586 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.D.PATEL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 12,734 | 32.7% |
| 2 | S.SINGH | INC | 12,148 | 31.2% |
| 3 | M.PRASAD | IND | 7,901 | 20.3% |
| 4 | P.RAM | IND | 2,728 | 7.0% |
| 5 | L.RAI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,178 | 5.6% |
| 6 | S.LAL | Praja Socialist Party | 1,254 | 3.2% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
82nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 32.7%INC 31.2%IND 20.3%IND 7.0%BJS 5.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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