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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Powayan
Winner — 1989
CHET RAM
INC· INC
INC 34.9%JD 33.1%11 others 32.0%
Votes
33,081
34.9% share
Winning margin
1,780
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
46.8%
of 2,02,119
Powayan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,780 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHET RAM | INC | 33,081 | 34.9% |
| 2 | BADRI PRASAD | National Front | 31,301 | 33.1% |
| 3 | MAYA DEVI DINAKAR | IND | 20,028 | 21.2% |
| 4 | NET RAM | BJP | 3,869 | 4.1% |
| 5 | RAM SAHAY | 1,383 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | RAJA RAM | 1,184 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | HORI LAL | IND | 1,132 | 1.2% |
| 8 | MUNNA | IND | 873 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SHANKER LAL | IND | 596 | 0.6% |
| 10 | JAG MOHAN SINGH VYAS | IND | 420 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BHAGWAN SARAN | IND | 400 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAM ASREY | IND | 267 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JAI RAKHAN | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (396th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
396th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
400th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.9%JD 33.1%IND 21.2%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,115
Density
1286 / km²
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation77.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated68.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.0%
Health insurance23.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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