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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1989

Basti

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Winner — 1989

RAJMANI PANDEY
JD· National Front
JD 50.9%INC 28.8%16 others 20.2%
Votes
52,530
50.9% share
Winning margin
22,783
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.6%
of 1,89,042

Basti is a safe seat — RAJMANI PANDEY won by 22.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJMANI PANDEY
JD
National Front
52,53050.9%
2
JADAMBIKA PAL
INC
INC
29,74728.8%
3
RAM CHARAN
BSP
13,48313.1%
4
VIJAI SEN
BJP
BJP
2,5472.5%
5
AWADESH PRASAD
IND
1,2211.2%
6
SHABUEEN
IND
5690.6%
7
RUDAL PRASAD
LKD(B)
5390.5%
8
GOPAL SINGH
IND
4430.4%
9
MOHD. HAZARI ALIAS EDRISH
IND
3940.4%
10
RAM KARAN
IND
3320.3%
11
PATLU
IND
3200.3%
12
MOTI LAL
IND
2870.3%
13
RAM KISORE
IND
2350.2%
14
RAM BRIKSH
IND
1420.1%
15
ALI HASAN
IND
1110.1%
16
RAM SHANKER MISHRA
IND
1050.1%
17
SURYA DEO SINGH
IND
930.1%
18
SHARDA CHADURVEDI
IND
520.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.1% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
66th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.9%INC 28.8%BSP 13.1%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

Bridge over the Beta river and temple attached to it

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