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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1980

Azamgarh

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Winner — 1980

RAM KUNWAR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 40.9%JNP(SC) 34.3%16 others 24.9%
Votes
25,201
40.9% share
Winning margin
4,072
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
45.2%
of 1,36,452

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KUNWAR SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
25,20140.9%
2
BHIMA PRASAD
JNP(SC)
21,12934.3%
3
RAJ BALI
JNP(SR)
4,1196.7%
4
AKSHAIBAR
BJP
BJP
3,3105.4%
5
BALI RAM
RPK
1,4202.3%
6
PYARE LAL
INC(U)
1,1451.9%
7
SHYAM BIHAR
IND
1,0761.7%
8
SURYA BHAN
IND
8621.4%
9
ABDUL SATTAR
IND
5750.9%
10
LALLU
IND
5080.8%
11
JAI PRAKASH
IND
4690.8%
12
NAUMI
IND
4510.7%
13
DEO SHANKER
IND
3810.6%
14
VIJAI KUMAR
JNP(JP)
3770.6%
15
NAVIN CHANDRA
IND
2700.4%
16
SHAMBHU NATH
IND
1370.2%
17
SHEO SHANKAR
IND
1360.2%
18
SHYAM SUNDER
IND
1010.2%

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

Low turnout (378th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.6% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
378th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
379th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
311th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.9%JNP(SC) 34.3%JNP(SR) 6.7%BJP 5.4%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%

What's nearby?

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