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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1989

Dhanapur

Winner — 1989

DAYA SHANKAR
JD· National Front
JD 45.5%INC 16.9%13 others 37.6%
Votes
43,362
45.5% share
Winning margin
27,259
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
46.7%
of 2,04,034

Dhanapur is a safe seat — DAYA SHANKAR won by 28.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAYA SHANKAR
National Front
43,36245.5%
2
GIRIJA PATI SINGH YADAV
INC
16,10316.9%
3
MAHENDER
14,77215.5%
4
KAILASH
IND
12,07612.7%
5
RAMPATI
IND
3,1003.3%
6
NASIM
IND
1,5041.6%
7
VIJAY SHANKAR
IND
9461.0%
8
NIRMALA
IND
8600.9%
9
BHAGWAN JI
LKD(B)
8510.9%
10
SIYARAM
IND
6470.7%
11
OM PRAKASH
ICS(SCS)
2690.3%
12
MOHAN
2420.3%
13
RAGHUNATH
IND
2280.2%
14
AMIRNATH
IND
2070.2%
15
RAJVANSH
IND
1800.2%

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.

Average turnout (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.5% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
184th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
7th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 45.5%INC 16.9%BSP 15.5%IND 12.7%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,91,730
Density
308 / km²
Sex ratio
879 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,216 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity24.5%
Sanitation16.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.1%
Children fully vaccinated63.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.6%
Women literate56.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

12 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

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Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

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Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

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Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

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Manikpur Cantonment Cemetery,

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Manikpur Cantonment Cemetery,

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Priest House, Ram Nagar, Mau.

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Priest House, Ram Nagar, Mau.

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Remains of a magnificent temple, circa 10th century A.D. usually called Bhar Deul,

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Remains of a magnificent temple, circa 10th century A.D. usually called Bhar Deul,

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Ruins of a large Chandel temple,

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Ruins of a large Chandel temple,

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Ruins of a large Linga temple of the Chandel type, Mau.

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Ruins of a large Linga temple of the Chandel type, Mau.

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Ruins of some Jain temples,.

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Ruins of some Jain temples,.

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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