Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1985

Jaunpur

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Winner — 1985

CHANDRASEN

LKD· Lok Dal

LKD 48.5%INC 36.1%18 others 15.3%

Votes

32,102

48.5% share

Winning margin

8,208

12.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

42.8%

of 1,54,347

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1980 vs 1985

All Candidates

20 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	CHANDRASEN	LKD Lok Dal	32,102	48.5%
2	CHAVI NATH SINGH	INC INC	23,894	36.1%
3	PRAYAG NATH	BJP BJP	2,908	4.4%	DL
4	RAMA PRATAP SINGH	JNP Janata	1,736	2.6%	DL
5	HASAN RAZA	IND	750	1.1%	DL
6	BAIJ NATH	DDP	619	0.9%	DL
7	RAM LAL ALIAS RAMLAKHAN	IND	601	0.9%	DL
8	RAJAI	IND	483	0.7%	DL
9	TALUKDAR	IND	451	0.7%	DL
10	PYARE LAL	IND	393	0.6%	DL
11	RADHE SHYAM	IND	365	0.6%	DL
12	DINESH KANT	IND	308	0.5%	DL
13	RAJA RAM	IND	255	0.4%	DL
14	MAHENDRA	IND	252	0.4%	DL
15	DINESH KUMARMAURYA ALIAS MUNNA	IND	230	0.3%	DL
16	MASHHOOD RAZA NAKVI	IND	200	0.3%	DL
17	RAM LAUTAN	IND	174	0.3%	DL
18	MAHENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA	IND	174	0.3%	DL
19	BALRAM	IND	140	0.2%	DL
20	MANGLA PRASAD	IND	89	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (296th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

12.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

57%

lowerhigher

296th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.96

fewer partiesmore parties

129th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.2%

lowerhigher

399th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES

LKD 48.5%INC 36.1%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

59,54,391

Density

1086 / km²

Sex ratio

901 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

5,482 km²

SC population22.0%

ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

86%HINDU

Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water28.1%

Electricity43.6%

Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births83.2%

Children fully vaccinated55.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%

Children underweight (under 5)32.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%

Women literate67.7%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%

Clean cooking fuel45.1%

Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products

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Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

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Large mound called Surya Bhita

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Large mound called Surya Bhita

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