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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 311 · 1980
Kamalganj
Winner — 1980
BALBIR SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.0%INC(I) 30.2%11 others 38.8%
Votes
21,296
31.0% share
Winning margin
530
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,40,164
Kamalganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 530 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR SINGH | BJP | 21,296 | 31.0% |
| 2 | ANWAR JAMIL ALIAS JIMI MIYAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,766 | 30.2% |
| 3 | ANWAR AHMAD | JNP(SC) | 13,743 | 20.0% |
| 4 | MEGHNATH VERMA | IND | 3,958 | 5.8% |
| 5 | YASWANT SINGH | 3,052 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | KHURSHED HUSSAIN | Left | 2,559 | 3.7% |
| 7 | SUBHASH CHANDRA | JNP(JP) | 853 | 1.2% |
| 8 | JANARDAN | IND | 686 | 1.0% |
| 9 | VINOD DATT | IND | 572 | 0.8% |
| 10 | RAM SWARUP | IND | 480 | 0.7% |
| 11 | RAM KRISHNA YADAV | JNP(SR) | 372 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BALAKRAM | IND | 241 | 0.3% |
| 13 | INDRA PRAKASH GUPTA | IND | 109 | 0.2% |
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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 (276th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.0% · max 23.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
276th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
136th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.0%INC(I) 30.2%JNP(SC) 20.0%IND 5.8%OTH 13.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,464
Density
917 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,688 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity28.5%
Sanitation16.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.0%
Health insurance15.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vinegar Products🏺Wooden Crafts
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.