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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 318 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

ARUN KUMAR MEHAROTRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.5%SP 30.4%10 others 37.2%
Votes
42,312
32.5% share
Winning margin
2,731
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.1%
of 2,28,148

A closely fought contest. ARUN KUMAR MEHAROTRA won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR MEHAROTRA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
42,31232.5%
2
SRIRAM PAL
SP
Samajwadi Party
39,58130.4%
3
HAR NARAYAN
BSP
BSP
28,57821.9%
4
FAHIMUDDIN
INC
INC
6,0624.7%
5
ANWAR KHAN
IND
4,6873.6%
6
SURESH SINGH GAUR
IND
4,0103.1%
7
BRAJENDRA
IND
2,4141.9%
8
ANWAR KHAN
AD
6890.5%
9
RAVEENDRA KUMAR
IND
6480.5%
10
MUNAVVAR KHAN
NLP
6200.5%
11
MAYA DEVI
RTKP
4880.4%
12
KULDEEP KUMAR
LPSP
2870.2%

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

Average turnout (132nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.7% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
132nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.5%SP 30.4%BSP 21.9%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,703
Density
909 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,952 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 17.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water46.6%
Electricity21.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.2%
Health insurance16.2%

What's nearby?

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