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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1991

Pratapgarh

Winner — 1991

BRIJESH KUMAR SHARMA
BJP· BJP
BJP 33.5%JD 29.7%19 others 36.8%
Votes
26,113
33.5% share
Winning margin
3,016
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
39.3%
of 1,98,047

A closely fought contest. BRIJESH KUMAR SHARMA won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJESH KUMAR SHARMA
BJP
26,11333.5%
2
AJIT PRATAP SINGH
Janata Dal
23,09729.7%
3
LAL BAHADUR SINGH
JP
8,08510.4%
4
CHANDRA NATH SINGH
INC
7,86410.1%
5
RAM SAJIWAN PAL
5,2256.7%
6
JAMIL UDDIN KHAN
1,8782.4%
7
RAM MANOHAR
SSD
1,5972.0%
8
SHIVGATULLA
IND
7110.9%
9
ANIL PRATAP SINGH
IND
6300.8%
10
AMBIKA PRATAP SINGH
4570.6%
11
AWDHESH
IND
4190.5%
12
ASHOK
IND
2600.3%
13
HARI OM DWIVEDI
IND
2590.3%
14
BHASKAR KUMAR
IND
2550.3%
15
RAMJI
IND
2550.3%
16
JAINUL ABDIN
IND
1670.2%
17
JETHO
IND
1630.2%
18
JAHIRUL HASAN
IND
1600.2%
19
BALWANT SINGH
IND
1550.2%
20
JAGAN NATH SINGH YADAV
IND
860.1%
21
RANVIJAY BAHADUR
IND
320.0%

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.

High turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.0% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
10th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
351st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
336th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.5%JD 29.7%JP 10.4%INC 10.1%BSP 6.7%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,48,359
Density
1080 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,120 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Muslim 34.5%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.4%
Electricity36.6%
Sanitation62.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate53.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Goldsmith Industry🏺Zari and Zardozi

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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