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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 289 · 1989

Generalganj

Winner — 1989

VIRENDRA NATH DEXIT
JD· National Front
JD 29.3%INC 25.4%10 others 45.3%
Votes
21,653
29.3% share
Winning margin
2,857
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,64,987

A closely fought contest. VIRENDRA NATH DEXIT won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDRA NATH DEXIT
National Front
21,65329.3%
2
RAGENDRA SWARUP
INC
18,79625.4%
3
NEERAJ CHATURVEDI
BJP
18,27424.7%
4
MOHAMMAD RAZA
IND
12,45016.9%
5
RAM ASREY
1,6682.3%
6
MANOHAR DAS
JNP(JP)
4110.6%
7
MAHESHWAR DAYAL ALIAS RAJJAN LALA
IND
1510.2%
8
HEERA LAL
1280.2%
9
DILEEP SINGH
1050.1%
10
OM PRAKASH
IND
940.1%
11
VISHNU NARAIN
IND
800.1%
12
BASANT KUMAR GUPTA
IND
790.1%

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.

Average turnout (260th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.8% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
260th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 29.3%INC 25.4%BJP 24.7%IND 16.9%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,17,361
Density
681 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,640 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population0.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 30.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.2%
Electricity11.0%
Sanitation12.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated59.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate39.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tribal craft and Furniture
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A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of…

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A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of the Mahabharata,

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