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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 263 · 1977

Chunar

Winner — 1977

OM PRAKASH
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.2%INC 27.5%4 others 12.3%
Votes
46,801
60.2% share
Winning margin
25,440
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,43,852

Chunar is a safe seat — OM PRAKASH won by 32.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PRAKASH
Janata
46,80160.2%
2
RAMA SHANKAR SINGH
INC
21,36127.5%
3
BACHCHAN
IND
5,6117.2%
4
SYAM LAL
IND
1,7812.3%
5
BHOLANATH
IND
1,6732.1%
6
SHIV SHANKAR
IND
4640.6%

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 (402nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
44%
lowerhigher
402nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
381st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
323rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.2%INC 27.5%IND 7.2%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
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A.     Asoka Pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

A.      Asoka Pillar

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B.     Zanana palace (Situated in Allahabad fort)

🏛️MonumentASI

B.      Zanana palace (Situated in Allahabad fort)

Cemeteries at Kydganj

Cemeteries at Kydganj

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemeteries at Kydganj

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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