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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1996

Seohara

Winner — 1996

VED PRAKASH SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.8%JD 34.4%10 others 23.8%
Votes
76,153
41.8% share
Winning margin
13,504
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.0%
of 2,52,995

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VED PRAKASH SINGH
BJP
76,15341.8%
2
ANWAR
United Front
62,64934.4%
3
MOHD. ALI
BSP
38,78921.3%
4
NAZIR
IND
1,1640.6%
5
DHARAM PAL
KVP
9720.5%
6
ARVIND
IND
9160.5%
7
SUKH LAL SINGH
BHJS
6330.3%
8
ASHOK KUMAR RANA
IND
2660.1%
9
SHARDA
IND
2440.1%
10
SUKHDEV SINGH
IND
1340.1%
11
SHIV KUMAR
IND
620.0%
12
ATHAR PARVEZ
IND
550.0%

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 (68th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.9% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
234th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.8%JD 34.4%BSP 21.3%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

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Pathargarh Fort

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Pathargarh Fort

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Portion of the old Palace

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Portion of the old Palace

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Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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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