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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1974
Puranpur
Winner — 1974
HARISH CHANDRA
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 24.9%IND 23.5%11 others 51.6%
Votes
16,696
24.9% share
Winning margin
896
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,12,919
Puranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 896 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH CHANDRA | Grand Alliance | 16,696 | 24.9% |
| 2 | HAR NARAIN | IND | 15,800 | 23.6% |
| 3 | CHANDRA BHAN SINGH | Congress (R) | 14,232 | 21.2% |
| 4 | MOHAN LAL | 5,835 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | HAR BANS SINGH | LTS | 5,376 | 8.0% |
| 6 | HORI LAL | IND | 3,146 | 4.7% |
| 7 | AGAM VIR SINGH | Grand Alliance | 2,749 | 4.1% |
| 8 | SHRI KISHAN | IND | 870 | 1.3% |
| 9 | KALI CHARAN YADAV | IND | 841 | 1.3% |
| 10 | KHARGAI LAL | IND | 497 | 0.7% |
| 11 | MOHD. SADIQ SALAM | IND | 363 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SITA RAM | RPK | 359 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SAKTE | Grand Alliance | 336 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (53rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
53rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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385th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 24.9%IND 23.6%INC 21.2%NCO 8.7%LTS 8.0%OTH 13.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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