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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHATURBHUJ SHARMA
INC
26,76639.5%
2
SURENDRA PAL SINGH
25,97938.3%
3
BANWARI LAL
Samyukta Socialist Party
5,0737.5%
4
SHOBHA
2,9534.3%
5
YAGYA DUTTA
Praja Socialist Party
2,5273.7%
6
SUKHLAL
IND
2,4423.6%
7
RADHA KANT SHUKLA
IND
1,4892.2%
8
MAKUND LAL
IND
6160.9%

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
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.2% · max 63.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
327th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
306th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 403

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Decorative Products,🏺Embroidery and Weaving (Knitting) Products🏺Readymade Garments

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