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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 280 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Sirathu
Winner — 1985
PURUSHOTTAM LAL
INC· INC
INC 47.9%LKD 38.2%6 others 13.8%
Votes
27,721
47.9% share
Winning margin
5,600
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.0%
of 1,52,370
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTTAM LAL | INC | 27,721 | 47.9% |
| 2 | CHAUDHARI CHUNNI LAL | Lok Dal | 22,121 | 38.3% |
| 3 | VISHNATH | IND | 3,572 | 6.2% |
| 4 | SURENDRA KUMAR | BJP | 1,283 | 2.2% |
| 5 | NAND LAL SONKAR | IND | 946 | 1.6% |
| 6 | RAM BHAWAN | IND | 793 | 1.4% |
| 7 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 761 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RAM SUREMAN | 641 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.7% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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135th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
267th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%LKD 38.3%IND 6.2%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
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