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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

ABDUL KALAM
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 31.1%BSP 22.5%16 others 46.4%
Votes
40,143
31.1% share
Winning margin
11,057
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
53.4%
of 2,41,788

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL KALAM
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
40,14331.1%
2
LAL CHANDRA NISHAD
BSP
BSP
29,08622.5%
3
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
BJP
NDA
24,18418.7%
4
RANJAY URF SONA TIWARI
IND
9,7487.5%
5
MOHD. NAZIM KHAN
INC
INC
9,4717.3%
6
AFSAR U. AHAMAD
NCP
NCP
2,4691.9%
7
JAMIL AHAMAD
IND
2,2531.8%
8
MOHD. NADEEM
NLP
2,1631.7%
9
JAPIULLAH
IND
1,9771.5%
10
RAM SURESH
RTKP
1,6761.3%
11
MOHD. MOBIN
IND
1,6531.3%
12
RAM AWADH
IND
1,6041.2%
13
RAM PARAS NISHAD
AD
7260.6%
14
GENDA DEVI
LD
6270.5%
15
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
4100.3%
16
INDRA NARAYAN
IND
3970.3%
17
ASLAM KHAN
IND
2440.2%
18
ABDULLAH
IND
2310.2%

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

Low turnout (347th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
347th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 31.1%BSP 22.5%BJP 18.7%IND 7.5%INC 7.3%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

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