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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Chhanbey

Winner — 1977

PURUSHOTTAM DAS
INC· INC
INC 45.3%JNP 43.5%3 others 11.2%
Votes
21,104
45.3% share
Winning margin
824
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.7%
of 1,17,540

Chhanbey was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 824 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURUSHOTTAM DAS
INC
21,10445.3%
2
JOKHAN
Janata
20,28043.5%
3
HIRA LAL
IND
2,6795.8%
4
FAUJDAR
IND
1,8874.0%
5
SATYA NARAIN
IND
6651.4%

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.

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 59.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
9th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
229th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%JNP 43.5%IND 5.8%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,60,699
Density
741 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,402 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 22.6%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.4%
Electricity19.0%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)31.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.8%
Health insurance14.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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