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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1980

Khaga

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Winner — 1980

KRISHNA DUTT ALIAS BALRAJ
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 36.2%JNP(SC) 35.7%8 others 28.2%
Votes
22,441
36.2% share
Winning margin
293
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,38,713

Khaga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 293 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA DUTT ALIAS BALRAJ
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,44136.2%
2
ALAKSHENDRA NATH
JNP(SC)
22,14835.7%
3
SULTAN AHMAD
INC(U)
6,72610.8%
4
MUKUNDI LAL GUPTA
CPI
Left
4,8217.8%
5
MADAN MOHAN AGNIHOTRI
BJP
BJP
2,1003.4%
6
JIVENDRA KUMAR ALIAS JIVADADDA
JNP(SR)
1,2652.0%
7
PREM NARAIN
IND
9291.5%
8
JAG LAL
IND
6911.1%
9
BHOLA SINGH
IND
5040.8%
10
GAJEDHAR PRASAD
IND
4410.7%

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 (121st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
121st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
126th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.2%JNP(SC) 35.7%INC(U) 10.8%CPI 7.8%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Textiles
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Old Nawabi Mosque.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Nawabi Mosque.

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