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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1979 by-elections
Allahabad West
Winner — 1979 by-elections
C.N.SINGH
INC(I)
INC(I) 35.0%JNP 22.1%16 others 42.9%
Votes
14,000
35.0% share
Winning margin
5,135
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Allahabad West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,135 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.N.SINGH |  INC(I) | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 2 | M.AHMAD | 8,865 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | T.R.KOHLI | IND | 6,184 | 0.0% |
| 4 | G.D.YADAV | IND | 5,658 | 0.0% |
| 5 | R.R.VARMA | 1,389 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | S.VYAS | 1,295 | 0.0% | |
| 7 | M.A.alias.R.AHMED | IND | 919 | 0.0% |
| 8 | M.LAL | IND | 482 | 0.0% |
| 9 | S.P.MAUYRA | IND | 226 | 0.0% |
| 10 | C.M.CHOTEYGURU | IND | 206 | 0.0% |
| 11 | P.C.KUSHWAHA | IND | 160 | 0.0% |
| 12 | A.MOHAN | IND | 124 | 0.0% |
| 13 | C.H.JAISWAR | IND | 121 | 0.0% |
| 14 | R.KUMAR | IND | 118 | 0.0% |
| 15 | PURUSHOTTAM | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
| 16 | S.KUMAR | IND | 80 | 0.0% |
| 17 | A.K.ANSARI | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| 18 | MOHD.I.A.ALIAS.DR.KAMAR | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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152nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
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64th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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225th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
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