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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1969
Soraon
Winner — 1969
VISHWA NATH PRATAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 26.6%SSP 24.0%8 others 49.5%
Votes
12,117
26.6% share
Winning margin
1,188
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
43.6%
of 1,04,732
A closely fought contest. VISHWA NATH PRATAP SINGH won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWA NATH PRATAP SINGH | INC | 12,117 | 26.6% |
| 2 | RAM ADHAR PANDEY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 10,929 | 23.9% |
| 3 | MUNIR AHMAD | RPA | 6,211 | 13.6% |
| 4 | RAM DULAR PATEL | 5,633 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | JOKHU LAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,805 | 8.3% |
| 6 | KAREY DIN YADAV | 2,475 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | FATEH BAHADUR SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,900 | 4.2% |
| 8 | RAM BHAJAN | IND | 1,590 | 3.5% |
| 9 | HAROON RASEED | IND | 529 | 1.2% |
| 10 | CHHOTEY LAL | IND | 440 | 1.0% |
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
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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82nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
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58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.6%SSP 23.9%RPA 13.6%BKD 12.3%BJS 8.3%RPI 5.4%OTH 9.8%
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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