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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNMASI PANKAJ
BJP
49,89036.4%
2
DINANATH BHASKAR
United Front
49,09935.9%
3
BHAGGOO
BSP
31,53323.0%
4
HINCHHA LAL
PMSP
1,8701.4%
5
BAJRANGI
NLP
8630.6%
6
GULAB
AD
6860.5%
7
RAM RAJ
IND
5860.4%
8
NAND LAL
IND
5610.4%
9
SALIK RAM
RSPP
5090.4%
10
CHHOTE LAL
IND
3660.3%
11
KANTA
IND
2180.2%
12
RAJ KUMAR
BHJS
2180.2%
13
SHYAM LAL
IND
1910.1%
14
SAROJ DEVI
IND
1720.1%
15
NANHEY LAL
IND
1540.1%

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
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
215th of 403

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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