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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

ALMELOO AMMAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.1%JNP(SC) 22.4%18 others 45.5%
Votes
21,169
32.0% share
Winning margin
6,363
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
47.3%
of 1,39,757

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALMELOO AMMAL
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,16932.0%
2
BABOO RAM VERMA
JNP(SC)
14,80622.4%
3
RAJ MANI PANDEY
JNP(SR)
13,98321.2%
4
KAWAL JEET KAUR
CPI
Left
4,0846.2%
5
JAGDAMBA PRASAD SINGH
BJP
BJP
2,2683.4%
6
RAM JIAWAN PRASAD GUPTA
IND
1,7802.7%
7
HARI OM SRIVASTAVA
JNP(JP)
1,7462.6%
8
SANKTA PRASAD
INC(U)
1,3332.0%
9
RADHEY RAMAN
IND
7991.2%
10
TEJ BAHADUR SINGH
IND
6841.0%
11
USHA
IND
5900.9%
12
RAM DULAREY URF RAM PRASAD
IND
5490.8%
13
OM PRAKASH
IND
4920.7%
14
PALTOO RAM
IND
4200.6%
15
PANCHAM
IND
3150.5%
16
PREM CHANDRA CHAUDHARY
SSD
2930.4%
17
BHIKHI RAM
IND
2210.3%
18
MOHAMMAD QASIM
IND
2130.3%
19
DUKHI RAM RAHI
IND
1620.3%
20
SURENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
IND
1410.2%

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

High turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.0%JNP(SC) 22.4%JNP(SR) 21.2%CPI 6.2%OTH 18.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

🛕TempleWikidata
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