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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 337 · 1969
Orai
Winner — 1969
CHATURBHUJ SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 39.5%BKD 38.3%6 others 22.3%
Votes
26,766
39.5% share
Winning margin
787
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,04,403
Orai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 787 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHATURBHUJ SHARMA | INC | 26,766 | 39.5% |
| 2 | SURENDRA PAL SINGH | 25,979 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | BANWARI LAL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 5,073 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SHOBHA | 2,953 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | YAGYA DUTTA | Praja Socialist Party | 2,527 | 3.7% |
| 6 | SUKHLAL | IND | 2,442 | 3.6% |
| 7 | RADHA KANT SHUKLA | IND | 1,489 | 2.2% |
| 8 | MAKUND LAL | IND | 616 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (327th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.2% · max 63.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
327th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
306th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.5%BKD 38.3%SSP 7.5%OTH 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,00,946
Density
1221 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,540 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.1%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.2%
Electricity31.7%
Sanitation21.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated64.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.8%
Women literate71.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance10.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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