Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1989

Jaunpur

1951 1957 1962 1967 1969 1974 1977 1980 1985 1989 1991 1993 1996 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 1989

ARJUN SINGH YADAV

IND

IND 37.5%INC 21.5%18 others 40.9%

Votes

33,018

37.5% share

Winning margin

14,068

16.0% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

48.0%

of 1,83,392

Jaunpur is a safe seat — ARJUN SINGH YADAV won by 16.0%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1985 vs 1989

All Candidates

20 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	ARJUN SINGH YADAV	IND	33,018	37.5%	Inc
2	SIRAJ MEHADI	INC INC	18,950	21.6%
3	BADRI NATH SHASTRI	BJP BJP	10,005	11.4%	DL
4	MOHAMMAD TAUFIQ	BSP	8,912	10.1%	DL
5	CHHABI NATH	JD National Front	8,019	9.1%	DL
6	PANNA LAL	IND	2,578	2.9%	DL
7	ANAND PRAKASH	CPI Left	1,945	2.2%	DL
8	BAIJ NATH YADAV	DDP	777	0.9%	DL
9	DOODH NATH	IND	639	0.7%	DL
10	VIJAI PRATAP	JNP(JP)	529	0.6%	DL
11	JAGDISH CHANDRA YADAV	IND	430	0.5%	DL
12	BASANT KUMAR JAISWAL	IND	329	0.4%	DL
13	SHYAM BIHARI	IND	304	0.3%	DL
14	SUBHASH BAHUGUNA	IND	275	0.3%	DL
15	ONKAR NATH	SUCI	250	0.3%	DL
16	SHIV PRASAD MANAV	LKD(B)	208	0.2%	DL
17	SURENDRA NATH TIWARI	IND	204	0.2%	DL
18	CHANDRA KUMA	IND	203	0.2%	DL
19	YASHHOOD RAJA NAQVI	IND	190	0.2%	DL
20	RAJAI	IND	173	0.2%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

Average turnout (296th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

16.0%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

57%

lowerhigher

296th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.96

fewer partiesmore parties

129th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.2%

lowerhigher

399th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES

IND 37.5%INC 21.6%BJP 11.4%BSP 10.1%JD 9.1%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

59,54,391

Density

1086 / km²

Sex ratio

901 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

5,482 km²

SC population22.0%

ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

86%HINDU

Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water28.1%

Electricity43.6%

Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births83.2%

Children fully vaccinated55.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%

Children underweight (under 5)32.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%

Women literate67.7%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%

Clean cooking fuel45.1%

Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products

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Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih

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Large mound called Surya Bhita

🏛️MonumentASI

Large mound called Surya Bhita

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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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