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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1974
Nighasan
Winner — 1974
RAMCHARAN SHAH
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 40.4%INC 29.4%3 others 30.2%
Votes
26,866
40.4% share
Winning margin
7,295
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.1%
of 1,27,809
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMCHARAN SHAH | Grand Alliance | 26,866 | 40.4% |
| 2 | AJIT SINGH | Congress (R) | 19,571 | 29.4% |
| 3 | GURDIAL SINGH | IND | 7,426 | 11.2% |
| 4 | KARAN SINGH | 6,436 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | VISHWANATH TEWARI | IND | 6,258 | 9.4% |
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.
Average turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
124th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
365th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
329th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 40.4%INC 29.4%IND 11.2%NCO 9.7%IND 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,99,171
Density
776 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,512 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.1%
Electricity38.4%
Sanitation44.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.4%
Health insurance20.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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