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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 249 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Bhadohi
Winner — 1996
PURNMASI PANKAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 36.4%SP 35.9%13 others 27.7%
Votes
49,890
36.4% share
Winning margin
791
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.6%
of 2,87,649
Bhadohi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 791 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNMASI PANKAJ | BJP | 49,890 | 36.4% |
| 2 | DINANATH BHASKAR | United Front | 49,099 | 35.9% |
| 3 | BHAGGOO | BSP | 31,533 | 23.0% |
| 4 | HINCHHA LAL | PMSP | 1,870 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BAJRANGI | NLP | 863 | 0.6% |
| 6 | GULAB | AD | 686 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAM RAJ | IND | 586 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NAND LAL | IND | 561 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SALIK RAM | RSPP | 509 | 0.4% |
| 10 | CHHOTE LAL | IND | 366 | 0.3% |
| 11 | KANTA | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJ KUMAR | BHJS | 218 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHYAM LAL | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SAROJ DEVI | IND | 172 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NANHEY LAL | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
215th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.4%SP 35.9%BSP 23.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%
What's nearby?
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