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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1996
Purwa
Winner — 1996
UDAI RAJ
SP· United Front
SP 30.3%BJP 28.9%6 others 40.8%
Votes
40,573
30.3% share
Winning margin
1,810
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.3%
of 2,26,295
Purwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,810 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UDAI RAJ | United Front | 40,573 | 30.3% |
| 2 | HRIDAI NARAIN | BJP | 38,763 | 28.9% |
| 3 | M.H. KHAN | BSP | 37,452 | 27.9% |
| 4 | PREM SHANKAR URF BACHCHA DIXIT | IND | 13,870 | 10.3% |
| 5 | MAHAVIR | BHJS | 1,422 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAM NARAIN | IND | 907 | 0.7% |
| 7 | POOT SINGH | IND | 640 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAMU | IND | 444 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (249th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.2% · max 18.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
249th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
319th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 30.3%BJP 28.9%BSP 27.9%IND 10.3%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,98,156
Density
1038 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,407 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 12.6%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.9%
Electricity47.6%
Sanitation35.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.1%
Women literate71.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel53.5%
Health insurance13.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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