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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 312 · 1997 by-elections
Farrukhabad
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Prabha Dwivedi
BJP 57.2%SP 41.8%4 others 1.0%
Votes
71,154
57.3% share
Winning margin
19,211
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Farrukhabad is a safe seat — Prabha Dwivedi won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prabha Dwivedi | 71,154 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Lal Bahadur Singh Shakya | 51,943 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | Vidya Prakash | IND | 432 | 0.3% |
| 4 | Achal Singh | IND | 417 | 0.3% |
| 5 | Suresh Saraswat Illaychiwala | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Ram Niwas | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
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 (375th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.4% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
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375th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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103rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.3%SP 41.8%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,15,183
Density
1042 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,646 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.8%Muslim 23.6%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.6%
Electricity30.8%
Sanitation15.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)34.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Women literate61.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
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