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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1974
Ayodhya
Winner — 1974
BED PRAKASH AGARWAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 26.8%BKD 26.4%7 others 46.8%
Votes
18,491
26.8% share
Winning margin
283
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,21,241
Ayodhya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 283 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BED PRAKASH AGARWAL | Grand Alliance | 18,491 | 26.8% |
| 2 | SRI RAM DWIVEDI | Grand Alliance | 18,208 | 26.4% |
| 3 | MATA PRASAD SINGH | Left | 14,590 | 21.2% |
| 4 | RAM ASRA YADAV | IND | 5,982 | 8.7% |
| 5 | SHYAM LAL | RPK | 4,966 | 7.2% |
| 6 | VISHWA NATH KAPOOR | 4,534 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | RAM SAJAN | IND | 1,063 | 1.5% |
| 8 | HASHIM HUSSAIN | IND | 693 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ATIK AHMAD | IND | 398 | 0.6% |
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 (214th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
214th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
352nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 26.8%BKD 26.4%CPI 21.2%IND 8.7%RPK 7.2%NCO 6.6%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,06,538
Density
685 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,388 km²
SC population17.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 17.6%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.6%
Electricity22.2%
Sanitation38.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate56.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.4%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Zari and Zardozi
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