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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Chandauli

Winner — 1985

SANKATHA PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 58.4%JNP 10.9%12 others 30.7%
Votes
29,103
58.4% share
Winning margin
23,672
47.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
29.0%
of 1,71,677

Chandauli is a safe seat — SANKATHA PRASAD won by 47.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANKATHA PRASAD
INC
29,10358.4%
2
RAM LAL
Janata
5,43110.9%
3
VIKARAM
IND
4,8129.7%
4
CHHEDI LAL NIRALA
ICJ
3,2816.6%
5
BANDHU
IND
3,2226.5%
6
NANAK CHAND
BJP
1,2962.6%
7
MUNESARI DEVI
IND
4911.0%
8
SABARU RAM
IND
4720.9%
9
BHARAT
3700.7%
10
MANGI URF MAHGI RAM
IND
3200.6%
11
SUDARSHAN RAM
IND
2980.6%
12
NAND LAL SHASTRI
IND
2680.5%
13
LAL JI
IND
2620.5%
14
LALITOO
IND
1720.3%

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.

Average turnout (186th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
47.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.3% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
186th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%JNP 10.9%IND 9.7%ICJ 6.6%IND 6.5%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Monument in the memory of A. Blakely,

🏛️MonumentASI

Monument in the memory of A. Blakely,

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Two brick Temples,

🏛️MonumentASI

Two brick Temples,

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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