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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 260 · 2002

Allahabad South

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Winner — 2002

KESHARI NATH TRIPATHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.8%SP 37.6%19 others 22.6%
Votes
37,705
39.8% share
Winning margin
2,075
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
33.9%
of 2,79,404

A closely fought contest. KESHARI NATH TRIPATHI won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESHARI NATH TRIPATHI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
37,70539.8%
2
SHYAMA CHARAN GUPT
SP
Samajwadi Party
35,63037.6%
3
SAYEED AHMAD
BSP
BSP
8,4438.9%
4
VIRENDRA KUMAR MOHILE
INC
INC
5,1475.4%
5
PARASURAM NISHAD
AD
3,1073.3%
6
KARUNA SHANKER
IND
6390.7%
7
TIRTHENDRA PRASAD TRIPATHI
IND
5260.6%
8
MANMOHAN
IND
4330.5%
9
SANJEEV PATEL URF VIPIN HONDA
RTKP
4320.5%
10
SYAD ALI MENADI
IND
3980.4%
11
RANANJAI SINGH
SJP(R)
3640.4%
12
RAMESH MISHRA
SHS
3240.3%
13
AKHILESH KUMAR MISHRA
MNVP
2720.3%
14
JAGDISH KUMAR
RPD
2660.3%
15
RAMAYAN SINGH
TSCB
2330.3%
16
MOHD.ALTAF
IND
1800.2%
17
USHA JOSHI
IND
1590.2%
18
DHARMENDRA
IND
1540.2%
19
ANITA SARMA
MBVP
1130.1%
20
ASHOK KUMAR GUPT
PSJP
990.1%
21
AMBIKA PRASAD GUPTA
BJKP
630.1%

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 (285th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.2% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
285th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
74th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.8%SP 37.6%BSP 8.9%INC 5.4%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
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Mosque., Isauli,Tehsil – Musafirkhana

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