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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2002
Handia
Winner — 2002
MAHESH NARAIN SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 45.9%BJP 28.8%11 others 25.3%
Votes
73,074
45.9% share
Winning margin
27,315
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.3%
of 2,68,169
Handia is a safe seat — MAHESH NARAIN SINGH won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH NARAIN SINGH | Samajwadi Alliance | 73,074 | 45.9% |
| 2 | RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI | NDA | 45,759 | 28.8% |
| 3 | BRIJ BHAN YADAV | BSP | 24,596 | 15.5% |
| 4 | PHOOL CHAND BIND | AD | 4,288 | 2.7% |
| 5 | NARENDRA KUMAR | IND | 2,953 | 1.9% |
| 6 | TRIBHUWAN PRATAP | IND | 2,408 | 1.5% |
| 7 | VIDYA DEVI | PMSP | 2,152 | 1.4% |
| 8 | BAL RAM BIND | INC | 1,844 | 1.2% |
| 9 | TEJ BAHADUR | IND | 586 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MAHESH CHAND | IND | 533 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JITENDRA BAHADUR | IND | 333 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHYAM BIHARI | RTKP | 325 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JIYA LAL | IND | 274 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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263rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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128th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 45.9%BJP 28.8%BSP 15.5%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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