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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 273 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

RANG BAHADUR PATEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.6%BSP 30.5%8 others 35.0%
Votes
43,812
34.6% share
Winning margin
5,250
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
54.9%
of 2,30,868

A closely fought contest. RANG BAHADUR PATEL won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANG BAHADUR PATEL
BJP
BJP
43,81234.6%
2
HIRAMANI PATEL
BSP
BSP
38,56230.4%
3
RAJDEV GUPTA
IND
38,49530.4%
4
SANJAY KUMAR PATEL
AD
1,6861.3%
5
HASEEN AHMAD
IND
1,5421.2%
6
JAGANNATH PATEL
BHJS
9430.7%
7
ABDUL AZIZ
IND
7450.6%
8
PREM CHANDRA BHARTIYA
IND
4150.3%
9
RAM DULAR BHARTIYA
IND
2450.2%
10
SEETARAM PATEL
BSP(R)
1870.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (218th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
315th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.6%BSP 30.4%IND 30.4%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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