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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 397 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

MANZOOR AHAMAD
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 45.8%BJP 41.0%13 others 13.2%
Votes
32,407
45.8% share
Winning margin
3,384
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
46.0%
of 1,53,691

A closely fought contest. MANZOOR AHAMAD won with a 4.8% margin.

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANZOOR AHAMAD
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,40745.8%
2
MOHAN LAL KAPOOR
BJP
BJP
29,02341.0%
3
ABDUL MAJID
JNP(SC)
6,6489.4%
4
IQBAL AHMAD
INC(U)
9171.3%
5
VIJENDRA KUMAR
IND
4800.7%
6
VERA SHUKLA
IND
2590.4%
7
RAJESH
IND
2370.3%
8
INTAZAR
IND
1870.3%
9
NAUSHA
IND
1480.2%
10
DHARAMVIR
IND
1190.2%
11
RAJPAL SINGH
IND
990.1%
12
KAILASH CHAND
IND
710.1%
13
ABDUL GHAFTAR
IND
710.1%
14
VIMLA
IND
520.1%
15
SHYAM LAL SHARMA
FBL
380.1%

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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 2.6% · max 17.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
216th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
37th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.8%BJP 41.0%JNP(SC) 9.4%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,96,970
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,405 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity37.4%
Sanitation26.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.5%
Health insurance15.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets🏺Metal Industry (Brass)
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British Cemetery

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British Cemetery

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Kantit Fort totally encroached

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Kantit Fort totally encroached

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