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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

VINOD KUMAR SINGH URF PANDIT SINGH
SP· United Front
SP 43.0%BJP 34.4%15 others 22.6%
Votes
47,409
43.0% share
Winning margin
9,452
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
49.2%
of 2,24,250

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINOD KUMAR SINGH URF PANDIT SINGH
SP
United Front
47,40943.0%
2
TULSIDAS RAI CHANDANI
BJP
BJP
37,95734.4%
3
BISHNU PAL SINGH
BSP
BSP
19,89918.0%
4
DEO NARAIN
IND
1,2951.2%
5
RAM SUHAWAN MAURYA
BHJS
9540.9%
6
ABDUL WAHID
MMUP
9110.8%
7
NAND KISHOR SINGH
NMNP
4010.4%
8
NARENDRA SINGH
IND
3850.3%
9
TRIVENI SAHAI
ABJS
2790.3%
10
RAM DEO
IND
1880.2%
11
SATISH PRATAP
IND
1870.2%
12
RAM JIYAWAN
IND
1610.1%
13
AMARJEET
IND
1140.1%
14
HARISH
IND
590.1%
15
SURY LAL S/O JUGNOO
IND
490.0%
16
DURGESH KUMAR
IND
450.0%
17
SURYA LAL URF SATYA PAL PANDEY S/O C.PRA
IND
360.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
231st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 43.0%BJP 34.4%BSP 18.0%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

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