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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

KOVID KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 30.0%IND 26.3%8 others 43.7%
Votes
41,711
30.0% share
Winning margin
5,136
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.4%
of 2,03,090

A closely fought contest. KOVID KUMAR won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOVID KUMAR
BJP
BJP
41,71130.0%
2
CHANDRA SEN
IND
36,57526.3%
3
PHOOL CHAND
BSP
BSP
30,55622.0%
4
PUTTU SINGH YADAV
SP
United Front
23,63217.0%
5
KRISHNA PAL SINGH
IND
4,1133.0%
6
ROOP CHANDRA
IND
6340.5%
7
RAMADHAR SINGH YADAV
IND
6050.4%
8
KASHI RAM
IND
4770.3%
9
POHAP RAM
IND
3600.3%
10
PRAKASH
IND
2780.2%

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 (266th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 39.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
266th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
371st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
246th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.0%IND 26.3%BSP 22.0%SP 17.0%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
16,48,115
Density
1286 / km²
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 2.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity81.4%
Sanitation77.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated68.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.0%
Health insurance23.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Archaeological Site Remains comprised in Survey Plot Nos. 736, 738/2, 738/3 parts of Survey Plot Nos. 737, 738 / 1 and 738 / 1 and 738 / 4 as shown in the site plan

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