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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1974Reserved (SC)

Powayan

Winner — 1974

ROOP RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 29.1%BJS 18.4%13 others 52.6%
Votes
15,539
29.1% share
Winning margin
5,720
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
40.9%
of 1,30,784

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROOP RAM
Congress (R)
15,53929.1%
2
BADRI PRASAD
Grand Alliance
9,81918.4%
3
SURAJ PRASAD
Grand Alliance
9,38317.6%
4
ITWARI LAL
Grand Alliance
3,9177.3%
5
BANWARI LAL
IND
3,2726.1%
6
UDHAM SINGH
Left
3,1996.0%
7
NATHOO LAL
IND
1,5312.9%
8
GOPAL
IND
1,3792.6%
9
BANDHA
IND
1,1922.2%
10
LAKHAN DASS
1,0602.0%
11
BISHUN LAL
IND
9951.9%
12
HANS RAM
IND
7601.4%
13
KAMLESH CHANDRA
IND
6981.3%
14
SHANKER LAL
IND
4700.9%
15
BANWARI
IND
2300.4%

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 (396th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 52.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
396th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
400th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.1%BJS 18.4%BKD 17.6%SWA 7.3%IND 6.1%CPM 6.0%OTH 15.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,115
Density
1286 / km²
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 2.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation77.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated68.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.0%
Health insurance23.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Readymade Garments

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