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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1972 by-elections
Soraon
Winner — 1972 by-elections
R.TRIPATHI
INC 35.1%BKD 30.6%5 others 34.3%
Votes
15,918
35.1% share
Winning margin
2,036
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Soraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,036 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.TRIPATHI | 15,918 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | J.B.S.PATEL | 13,882 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | MUZAFFAR.H | 11,992 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | R.D.PATEL | 1,565 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | S.RAM | IND | 719 | 0.0% |
| 6 | R.I.SHARMA | IND | 708 | 0.0% |
| 7 | C.LAL | IND | 607 | 0.0% |
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
lean0.0%
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
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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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