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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1985

Amethi

Winner — 1985

RAJ KUMAR SANJAI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 98.3%BJP 1.3%5 others 0.4%
Votes
1,24,017
98.3% share
Winning margin
1,22,352
97.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.5%
of 1,60,788

Amethi is a safe seat — RAJ KUMAR SANJAI SINGH won by 97.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KUMAR SANJAI SINGH
INC
1,24,01798.3%
2
B. C. MISHRA
BJP
1,6651.3%
3
JAGAT PAL
IND
1780.1%
4
RAM SHIROMANI
IND
1030.1%
5
RAM KUMAR
IND
870.1%
6
RAM DASS
IND
790.1%
7
LAL BAHADUR
IND
410.0%

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.

High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
97.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.4% · max 97.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
49th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
355th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
200th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 98.3%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,48,359
Density
1080 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,120 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Muslim 34.5%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.4%
Electricity36.6%
Sanitation62.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate53.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Goldsmith Industry🏺Zari and Zardozi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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