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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1985
Azamgarh
Winner — 1985
DURGA PRASAD
IND
IND 50.6%INC 23.1%22 others 26.3%
Votes
35,471
50.6% share
Winning margin
19,263
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
44.6%
of 1,57,155
Azamgarh is a safe seat — DURGA PRASAD won by 27.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA PRASAD | IND | 35,471 | 50.6% |
| 2 | JAGPATI RAI | INC | 16,208 | 23.1% |
| 3 | RAM SAGAR | IND | 2,720 | 3.9% |
| 4 | RAJ BALI | IND | 2,703 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SHAHID | Left | 2,062 | 2.9% |
| 6 | PARABHU NATH | BJP | 1,731 | 2.5% |
| 7 | SHYAM KARAN | Lok Dal | 1,657 | 2.4% |
| 8 | SHAH ALAM | ICJ | 1,602 | 2.3% |
| 9 | JAGLAL | IND | 950 | 1.4% |
| 10 | GANESH | IND | 938 | 1.3% |
| 11 | PATIRAM | Janata | 733 | 1.1% |
| 12 | JAI PRAKASH RAI | IND | 523 | 0.8% |
| 13 | CHANDRA MOHAN | IND | 491 | 0.7% |
| 14 | SHEO SHANKER | IND | 446 | 0.6% |
| 15 | DHANAI SINGH YADAV | IND | 308 | 0.4% |
| 16 | ANIL KUMAR | 306 | 0.4% | |
| 17 | SALAHUDDIN | IND | 240 | 0.3% |
| 18 | A. KADIR | IND | 225 | 0.3% |
| 19 | NAND LAL | IND | 211 | 0.3% |
| 20 | KEDAR | IND | 204 | 0.3% |
| 21 | ONKAR | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 22 | PARMANAND PRASAD JAISWAL | IND | 111 | 0.2% |
| 23 | PYARE MOHAN AZAD | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SHYAM SUNDER | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (378th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.6% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
378th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
379th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
311th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.6%INC 23.1%OTH 26.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%
What's nearby?
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