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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1977
Nighasan
Winner — 1977
RAM CHARAN SHAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.3%INC 35.3%6 others 18.3%
Votes
26,364
46.3% share
Winning margin
6,240
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.4%
of 1,37,416
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHARAN SHAH | Janata | 26,364 | 46.3% |
| 2 | RAM ASREY | INC | 20,124 | 35.4% |
| 3 | ISLAM HUSAIN | IND | 6,297 | 11.1% |
| 4 | DAYA SHANKAR PANDEY | IND | 1,552 | 2.7% |
| 5 | VISHAL CHANDRA SHAH | IND | 1,023 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SITA RAM | IND | 719 | 1.3% |
| 7 | BALESHWAR SINGH | IND | 460 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAM SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 395 | 0.7% |
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
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.3%INC 35.4%IND 11.1%OTH 7.3%
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?
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