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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 151 · 1969

Sheopur

Winner — 1969

BASANT LAL
INC· INC
INC 45.8%BJS 43.3%3 others 10.8%
Votes
19,107
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,044
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
40.9%
of 1,02,066

A closely fought contest. BASANT LAL won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANT LAL
INC
19,10745.8%
2
RAM ACHAL SINGH SENGER
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
18,06343.3%
3
MOHD. NIZAMUDDIN
2,4385.8%
4
SATTAR
SOC
1,0452.5%
5
SHYAM NARAIN SHARMA
Swatantra Party
1,0362.5%

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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.5% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
28th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
207th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%BJS 43.3%BKD 5.8%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,83,992
Density
781 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,743 km²
SC population32.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.3%Muslim 19.9%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity12.9%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.8%
Children fully vaccinated65.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance23.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets (Dari)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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