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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Powayan
Winner — 1985
CHET RAM
INC· INC
INC 53.0%BJP 34.4%10 others 12.6%
Votes
34,488
53.0% share
Winning margin
12,099
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
39.5%
of 1,64,783
Powayan is a safe seat — CHET RAM won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHET RAM | INC | 34,488 | 53.0% |
| 2 | BADRI PRASAD | BJP | 22,389 | 34.4% |
| 3 | RAM SAHAI | 1,977 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | MUNNA | IND | 1,817 | 2.8% |
| 5 | NET RAM | IND | 1,545 | 2.4% |
| 6 | SURAJ PRASAD | Lok Dal | 817 | 1.3% |
| 7 | BADAM | IND | 620 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BHAGWAN SARAN | IND | 529 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SHANKER LAL | IND | 312 | 0.5% |
| 10 | HARINANDAN SWARUP | Janata | 276 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAM DASS | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BANKEY LAL | IND | 132 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (396th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
396th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
400th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%BJP 34.4%OTH 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,115
Density
1286 / km²
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation77.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated68.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.0%
Health insurance23.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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