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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 273 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

BHOLA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 32.2%LKD 27.4%15 others 40.4%
Votes
21,990
32.2% share
Winning margin
3,311
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
44.0%
of 1,55,296

A closely fought contest. BHOLA SINGH won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA SINGH
INC
INC
21,99032.2%
2
RADHESHYAM PATEL
LKD
Lok Dal
18,67927.4%
3
MD. SAMI
IND
15,08122.1%
4
PANCHAM LAL
IND
6,0818.9%
5
BAIJNATH PRASAD
IND
1,5642.3%
6
BRIJMANGAL
IND
7741.1%
7
SHARAD CHANDRA MISHRA
IND
6350.9%
8
BRAMHDEO
IND
6290.9%
9
BHAI LAL
IND
5070.7%
10
PANNA LAL
IND
4970.7%
11
RAMPADARATH
IND
4040.6%
12
LACHHI
BJP
BJP
3630.5%
13
HARIRAM
DDP
3400.5%
14
SHANKER LAL
IND
2040.3%
15
INDRAPAL
IND
1900.3%
16
VASHISTH NARAYAN TRIPATHI
IND
1850.3%
17
RAM PRASAD MAURYA
IND
1220.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (218th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
315th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.2%LKD 27.4%IND 22.1%IND 8.9%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

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