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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985

Seohara

Winner — 1985

SHIV NATH SINGH
INC· INC
INC 31.4%IND 28.6%15 others 40.1%
Votes
26,914
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,384
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,52,722

A closely fought contest. SHIV NATH SINGH won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV NATH SINGH
INC
26,91431.4%
2
HARI SINGH
IND
24,53028.6%
3
ABDUL WAHOOD
Lok Dal
15,46818.0%
4
SAHADAT HUSSAIN
ICJ
10,69312.5%
5
MAHABIR SINGH
BJP
2,7243.2%
6
KHALID HASSAN
IND
1,0101.2%
7
GULSHAN
IND
8711.0%
8
HUKAM SINGH
IND
8431.0%
9
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
5010.6%
10
NABI BUX
IND
4980.6%
11
ABDUL GHAFFAR
IND
3810.4%
12
WAHAJUDDIN
IND
3110.4%
13
SHABBIR
IND
2760.3%
14
SHIRI RAM
2420.3%
15
RAUNAQ HUSSAIN
IND
2380.3%
16
GAJRAJ SINGH
IND
2020.2%
17
RAFIQ AHMAD ALISA SARWAR NAGINVI
ICS
1410.2%

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 (68th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.9% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
234th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.4%IND 28.6%LKD 18.0%ICJ 12.5%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
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

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Pathargarh Fort

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Pathargarh Fort

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Portion of the old Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Portion of the old Palace

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Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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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