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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 273 · 1989

Soraon

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Winner — 1989

BHOLA SINGH
JD· National Front
JD 43.0%IND 23.9%16 others 33.1%
Votes
39,588
43.0% share
Winning margin
17,623
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.1%
of 1,83,763

Soraon is a safe seat — BHOLA SINGH won by 19.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA SINGH
JD
National Front
39,58843.0%
2
MOHD. SHAMI
IND
21,96523.9%
3
HIRAMANI PATEL
BSP
18,43520.0%
4
DHANPAT
LKD(B)
2,7773.0%
5
ABDUL LATIF
IND
1,6721.8%
6
PANNA LAL
IND
1,1591.3%
7
MOHAMMAD AYUB
IND
1,1581.3%
8
DAYARAM
IND
9561.0%
9
PHOOL CHAND
IND
7110.8%
10
HARISHANKAR YADAV
IND
6420.7%
11
HARI BHAJAN
DDP
5970.7%
12
RAM LAKHAN
IND
5710.6%
13
BHAIYA RAM
IND
5050.6%
14
SURAJ LAL
IND
4600.5%
15
RAJMANI SINGH
IND
2840.3%
16
RAM DULAR
IND
2060.2%
17
RAGHUVIR SINGH YADAV
IND
1560.2%
18
DHARAMRAJ SINGH
IND
1550.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (218th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
315th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.0%IND 23.9%BSP 20.0%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

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