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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Sohawal

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Winner — 1996

AVDHESH PRASAD
SP· United Front
SP 35.2%BJP 32.5%9 others 32.4%
Votes
44,399
35.2% share
Winning margin
3,407
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.6%
of 2,26,874

A closely fought contest. AVDHESH PRASAD won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AVDHESH PRASAD
SP
United Front
44,39935.2%
2
RAMU PRIYADARSHI
BJP
BJP
40,99232.5%
3
USHA RAWAT
BSP
BSP
33,92326.9%
4
RAM ACHAL
AD
4,4633.5%
5
YASHODHARA DEVI
BSP(R)
9890.8%
6
LALVANTE URF TALVANT
BHJS
3840.3%
7
CHHAVI LAL
IND
2940.2%
8
JAGDAMBA PRASAD
IND
2780.2%
9
RAM HET
IND
2060.2%
10
GANGA RAM
IND
1730.1%
11
MANI RAM
IND
1390.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (96th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
96th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
261st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
104th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 35.2%BJP 32.5%BSP 26.9%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,21,243
Density
524 / km²
Sex ratio
894 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,680 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.1%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.5%
Electricity17.3%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate57.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.7%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery Products🏺Tribal craft

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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