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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Chail
Winner — 1980
VIJAY PRAKASH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.9%JNP(SC) 41.8%7 others 10.3%
Votes
20,814
47.9% share
Winning margin
2,633
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
30.1%
of 1,44,384
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY PRAKASH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,814 | 47.9% |
| 2 | BHAGIRATH | JNP(SC) | 18,181 | 41.8% |
| 3 | PREM SINGH PAHARI | BJP | 1,059 | 2.4% |
| 4 | RAVINDRA PRAKASH | JNP(JP) | 834 | 1.9% |
| 5 | RAM AUTAR | RPK | 727 | 1.7% |
| 6 | BANSHI LAL | 554 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | VINDESHWARI PRASAD AYRAY | IND | 506 | 1.2% |
| 8 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 472 | 1.1% |
| 9 | DINESH CHANDRA SONKAR | JNP(SR) | 318 | 0.7% |
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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.
Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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82nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.9%JNP(SC) 41.8%OTH 10.3%
Who 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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