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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 385 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Shikarpur
Winner — 1980
DHARAM SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 55.3%JNP(SC) 41.5%5 others 3.2%
Votes
24,046
55.3% share
Winning margin
6,009
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.8%
of 1,28,661
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,046 | 55.3% |
| 2 | PADAM SINGH | JNP(SC) | 18,037 | 41.5% |
| 3 | VIDHYA BHUSHAN | IND | 417 | 1.0% |
| 4 | SHER SINGH | BJP | 385 | 0.9% |
| 5 | RAM SINGH | IND | 325 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GANESHI LAL | IND | 137 | 0.3% |
| 7 | HARI LAL | JNP(SR) | 134 | 0.3% |
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 (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
94th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.3%JNP(SC) 41.5%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,76,841
Density
2395 / km²
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,535 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.7%
Electricity62.0%
Sanitation54.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
🏛️
Remains of a fine massive brick fort
🏛️MonumentASI
Remains of a fine massive brick fort
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.