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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1985

Khaga

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Winner — 1985

KRISHNA DUTT ALIAS BALRAJ
INC· INC
INC 34.0%LKD 32.3%12 others 33.7%
Votes
25,664
34.0% share
Winning margin
1,327
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.1%
of 1,56,765

Khaga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,327 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA DUTT ALIAS BALRAJ
INC
INC
25,66434.0%
2
ALAKSHENDRA NATH SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
24,33732.3%
3
MUKANDI LAL
CPI
Left
7,51610.0%
4
AMARNATH
BJP
BJP
4,3365.8%
5
CHOHTA LAL
JNP
Janata
3,8395.1%
6
MATA PRASAD
IND
2,6563.5%
7
CHOTA LAL
IND
1,9642.6%
8
ASRAF KAMAL
IND
1,6502.2%
9
RAM KHALAVAN
IND
1,5942.1%
10
RAMESH SINGH
IND
6730.9%
11
RAJU
IND
3800.5%
12
LAKHAN
IND
3450.5%
13
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI
IND
2650.3%
14
DHARAM PRAKASH
IND
1910.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (121st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
121st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
126th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%LKD 32.3%CPI 10.0%BJP 5.8%JNP 5.1%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Textiles
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Old Nawabi Mosque.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Nawabi Mosque.

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