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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Chhanbey
Winner — 1980
PURSHOTTAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.0%JNP(SC) 15.5%9 others 31.5%
Votes
21,990
53.0% share
Winning margin
15,551
37.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
30.7%
of 1,35,289
Chhanbey is a safe seat — PURSHOTTAM won by 37.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURSHOTTAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,990 | 53.0% |
| 2 | RAM NIHORE RAM | JNP(SC) | 6,439 | 15.5% |
| 3 | RAM KISHUN | BJP | 3,120 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SAMODHI | IND | 2,924 | 7.0% |
| 5 | CHHABBU | IND | 2,040 | 4.9% |
| 6 | NAWAL KISHORE | JNP(SR) | 1,307 | 3.1% |
| 7 | JAMUNA DASS | IND | 1,284 | 3.1% |
| 8 | RAM SAJIWAN | IND | 822 | 2.0% |
| 9 | AMAR NATH | 711 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | HINCHH LAL | JNP(JP) | 625 | 1.5% |
| 11 | YAGYA NARAYAN | IND | 216 | 0.5% |
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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.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean37.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
9th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
229th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.0%JNP(SC) 15.5%BJP 7.5%IND 7.0%OTH 16.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,60,699
Density
741 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,402 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 22.6%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.4%
Electricity19.0%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)31.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.8%
Health insurance14.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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