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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 296 · 1985

Rajpur

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Winner — 1985

CHOWDHRY NARENDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 37.3%IND 32.3%16 others 30.4%
Votes
32,596
37.3% share
Winning margin
4,382
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,52,266

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHOWDHRY NARENDER SINGH
INC
INC
32,59637.3%
2
RAM SWARUP VERMA
IND
28,21432.3%
3
RAM PRAKASH AWASTHI
LKD
Lok Dal
10,06911.5%
4
KANAHEYA LAL DEVAKAR
IND
4,3635.0%
5
JAYNARAIN SINGH CHOUHAN
BJP
BJP
3,4764.0%
6
UTTAM SINGH
IND
2,4802.8%
7
GRIJESH NARAINA MISRA
IND
1,2121.4%
8
DIJENDER NATH MUKUL
IND
9821.1%
9
TAHER ALI
IND
8601.0%
10
MAHADEV SAKWAR
IND
4540.5%
11
RAM PRAKASH TRIPATHI
IND
4520.5%
12
DAL SINGH
IND
3930.5%
13
RAGHURAI SINGH
IND
3550.4%
14
UTTAR SINGH YADAV
ICJ
3290.4%
15
NARAIN
IND
3270.4%
16
RAM KHALAVAN SAINI
IND
2610.3%
17
MOHD. SAFIUDDIN
JNP
Janata
2580.3%
18
SANENDER KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
2400.3%

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 (306th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.7% · max 49.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
306th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
360th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
298th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%IND 32.3%LKD 11.5%IND 5.0%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,33,919
Density
858 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,003 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 79.8%Muslim 19.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.1%
Electricity19.4%
Sanitation12.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.8%
Children fully vaccinated59.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel56.2%
Health insurance13.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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