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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

DALJIT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 21.8%IND 17.1%16 others 61.1%
Votes
19,433
21.8% share
Winning margin
4,176
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,75,819

A closely fought contest. DALJIT SINGH won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DALJIT SINGH
INC
INC
19,43321.8%
2
SOHAN LAL
IND
15,25717.1%
3
ANIL BHARDWAJ
IND
14,13415.8%
4
KUNWER RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
11,30312.7%
5
HARENDER SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
10,07311.3%
6
MOHAMMAD AYUB
IND
5,2135.8%
7
DURGESH BABU YADUVANSHI
ICJ
4,0464.5%
8
ALTAFUR REHMAN KHAN
IND
2,6933.0%
9
MAHENDER SINGH
IND
1,3811.6%
10
KAILASH
IND
1,3031.5%
11
BABU RAM
IND
1,0371.2%
12
MAHESH CHANDRA TIWARI
IND
7480.8%
13
POORAN SINGH
IND
6250.7%
14
JAIDEV
IND
5380.6%
15
ZAHID RA ZA RIZVI
JNP
Janata
5210.6%
16
LAL CHAND
IND
3650.4%
17
RAM KUMAR
IND
3030.3%
18
HULAS RAI
IND
2940.3%

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 (128th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.8% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
187th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.8%IND 17.1%IND 15.8%IND 12.7%LKD 11.3%IND 5.8%OTH 15.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,35,819
Density
987 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,367 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 50.6%Hindu 46.0%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.0%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation66.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance13.1%

What's nearby?

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