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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1985

Shohratgarh

Winner — 1985

KAMALA SAHNI
INC· INC
INC 43.2%BJP 29.7%10 others 27.1%
Votes
34,943
43.2% share
Winning margin
10,913
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.3%
of 1,67,471

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMALA SAHNI
INC
34,94343.2%
2
SHIV LAL MITTAL
BJP
24,03029.7%
3
ABDUL JABBAR
ICS
9,02511.2%
4
RAM BRIKSH
2,3863.0%
5
MOTI LAL VIDHYATHI
IND
2,2712.8%
6
CHAUDHARI RAM RATAN SINGH
Lok Dal
2,1982.7%
7
JAI KARAN PRASAD
IND
1,8692.3%
8
MAHBUB
IND
1,5071.9%
9
KANHYA PRASAD PANDEY
Janata
1,1101.4%
10
KAZI ABUZAFAR
IND
7811.0%
11
KASHI RAM VARUN
IND
4990.6%
12
HARI RAM AGRAHARI
IND
3290.4%

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.

Low turnout (326th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
326th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
378th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
284th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%BJP 29.7%ICS 11.2%OTH 16.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Cemetery at Marion,

Cemetery at Marion,

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery at Marion,

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

🏛️MonumentASI

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

🏛️

Memorial pillar marking the site of the pre-mutiny residency in the old Mariaon Cantonment,

🏛️MonumentASI

Memorial pillar marking the site of the pre-mutiny residency in the old Mariaon Cantonment,

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

🏛️MonumentASI

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

🏛️MonumentASI

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

Rumi Darwaza,

Rumi Darwaza,

🏛️MonumentASI

Rumi Darwaza,

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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