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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1996

Khutahan

Winner — 1996

UMAKANT YADAV
SP· United Front
SP 42.8%BJP 28.8%6 others 28.4%
Votes
60,076
42.9% share
Winning margin
19,727
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,43,339

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMAKANT YADAV
United Front
60,07642.9%
2
KUNWAR JAI SINGH
BJP
40,34928.8%
3
VINOD KUMAR SINGH NATE
BSP
35,38125.2%
4
LAL CHANDRA
BHJS
1,6851.2%
5
UMA SHANKAR PANDEY
NLP
1,0080.7%
6
DINESH KANT
IND
9500.7%
7
RAM KEWAL
IND
5930.4%
8
RAVINDRA
IND
1610.1%

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.

Low turnout (338th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
338th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
395th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 42.9%BJP 28.8%BSP 25.2%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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