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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1977
Basti
Winner — 1977
JAGDAMBA PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.3%INC 35.4%5 others 9.3%
Votes
36,181
55.3% share
Winning margin
13,055
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,26,092
Basti is a safe seat — JAGDAMBA PRASAD SINGH won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGDAMBA PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 36,181 | 55.3% |
| 2 | SHYAMA DEVI | INC | 23,126 | 35.4% |
| 3 | RAM NARESH SINGH | IND | 1,816 | 2.8% |
| 4 | MANGRU RAM | IND | 1,745 | 2.7% |
| 5 | KAMAL AHAMAD KHAN | IND | 1,239 | 1.9% |
| 6 | NAND LAL CHAUDHARI | SSD | 1,082 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SHEO DIHAL | IND | 215 | 0.3% |
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 (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.3%INC 35.4%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.