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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1980

Colonelganj

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Winner — 1980

UMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.9%JNP(SC) 23.8%10 others 32.4%
Votes
21,910
43.9% share
Winning margin
10,037
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
34.0%
of 1,47,118

Colonelganj is a safe seat — UMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH won by 20.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,91043.9%
2
MADAN MOHAN SINGH
JNP(SC)
11,87323.8%
3
DEVI DATT SINGH
JNP(SR)
4,8739.8%
4
MEWA LAL
IND
2,5825.2%
5
TIRBENI SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,6413.3%
6
GANESH PRASAD
IND
1,6253.3%
7
RAGHAV RAM
IND
1,3782.8%
8
BHAGWATI PRASAD
IND
1,2582.5%
9
RAM PAL
IND
1,0002.0%
10
NANHUN ALIAS NANDU YADAV
IND
8131.6%
11
RAM GOPAL
INC(U)
7781.6%
12
SANT BUX
IND
2190.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (311th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.2% · max 61.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
311th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
302nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
95th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.9%JNP(SC) 23.8%JNP(SR) 9.8%IND 5.2%OTH 17.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,08,367
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,558 km²
SC population30.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 11.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.1%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation24.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.8%
Children fully vaccinated58.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.9%
Clean cooking fuel43.4%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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