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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1996

Dhanapur

Winner — 1996

PRABHU NARAYAN
SP· United Front
SP 38.3%BSP 27.4%8 others 34.3%
Votes
48,735
38.3% share
Winning margin
13,828
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.1%
of 2,40,053

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHU NARAYAN
United Front
48,73538.3%
2
GYANENDRA KUMAR
BSP
34,90727.4%
3
SHIV KUMAR
SLAP
34,45427.0%
4
KISHOR
IND
2,8712.3%
5
JAGROPAN RAI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5252.0%
6
RAJENDRA
IND
1,8881.5%
7
MANOJ
BHJS
5930.5%
8
OM PRAKASH
PSSS
5730.5%
9
RAJA RAM
IND
4910.4%
10
RAM NAGINA
IND
3590.3%

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.

Average turnout (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.5% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
184th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
7th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 38.3%BSP 27.4%SLAP 27.0%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,91,730
Density
308 / km²
Sex ratio
879 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,216 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity24.5%
Sanitation16.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.1%
Children fully vaccinated63.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.6%
Women literate56.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

12 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

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Closed Cemetery, Bargarh,

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Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

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Inscribed statue of Chandel period under a Pipal tree, Mau.

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Manikpur Cantonment Cemetery,

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Manikpur Cantonment Cemetery,

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Priest House, Ram Nagar, Mau.

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Priest House, Ram Nagar, Mau.

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Remains of a magnificent temple, circa 10th century A.D. usually called Bhar Deul,

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Remains of a magnificent temple, circa 10th century A.D. usually called Bhar Deul,

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Ruins of a large Chandel temple,

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Ruins of a large Chandel temple,

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Ruins of a large Linga temple of the Chandel type, Mau.

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Ruins of a large Linga temple of the Chandel type, Mau.

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Ruins of some Jain temples,.

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Ruins of some Jain temples,.

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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