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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1977

Dhampur

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Winner — 1977

HARIPAL SINGH SHASTRI
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.4%INC 36.3%7 others 26.3%
Votes
23,242
37.4% share
Winning margin
694
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,22,297

Dhampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 694 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIPAL SINGH SHASTRI
JNP
Janata
23,24237.4%
2
SATTAR AHMAD
INC
INC
22,54836.3%
3
CHANDRAVIR SINGH
IND
9,92716.0%
4
MUKHRAM SINGH
IND
2,9174.7%
5
RAM DHAN
RPK
1,4982.4%
6
SHAUKET ALI
IND
1,1041.8%
7
DHARAM VIR SINGH
IND
3810.6%
8
SARWAR NAGINVI
MUL
3710.6%
9
HEMRAJ SINGH
IND
1210.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (119th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.1% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
119th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
272nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.4%INC 36.3%IND 16.0%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Crafts
🏛️

Old Pathan Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Pathan Fort

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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