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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1969
Jaunpur
Winner — 1969
JANG BAHADUR
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 47.0%INC 42.7%7 others 10.3%
Votes
32,843
47.0% share
Winning margin
3,053
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,10,838
A closely fought contest. JANG BAHADUR won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANG BAHADUR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 32,843 | 47.0% |
| 2 | VISHNU SAHAI | INC | 29,790 | 42.7% |
| 3 | RAM GOVIND | IND | 1,865 | 2.7% |
| 4 | BIND BASINI | IND | 1,459 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ACHHAIBAR | IND | 1,351 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MOHD. HANIF | Left | 1,129 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RAJAI | IND | 602 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MOHAN SWAROOP | MAP | 561 | 0.8% |
| 9 | AKHTAR HUSAIN | 239 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (304th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.2% · max 19.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
304th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
67th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 47.0%INC 42.7%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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