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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 325 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

ARIMARDAN SINGH
SP· United Front
SP 25.9%INC 23.7%13 others 50.4%
Votes
27,382
25.9% share
Winning margin
2,292
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
50.4%
of 2,10,034

A closely fought contest. ARIMARDAN SINGH won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARIMARDAN SINGH
SP
United Front
27,38225.9%
2
BABU LAL
INC
INC
25,09023.7%
3
CHHOTE LAL MISHRA
BJP
BJP
20,39919.3%
4
RAM SARAN
ABAS
12,50111.8%
5
CHHANGA PRASAD SAHU
IND
10,0749.5%
6
BRAJESH
IND
3,3383.1%
7
SAGUN CHANDRA
ABBP
1,6791.6%
8
CHIRANJI LAL
BKVD
1,2811.2%
9
MAHENDRA PRATAP
IND
1,0271.0%
10
LAYAK SINGH
IND
6680.6%
11
BABU SINGH
IND
6580.6%
12
HARISH CHANDRA
IND
6330.6%
13
RAJENDRA KUMAR
IND
4510.4%
14
DESH RAJ
IND
3650.3%
15
ARVIND
IND
3030.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (381st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
381st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
147th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 25.9%INC 23.7%BJP 19.3%ABAS 11.8%IND 9.5%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

A series of enormous mounds

🏛️MonumentASI

A series of enormous mounds

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