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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 322 · 2002
Karhal
Winner — 2002
SOVRAN SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.6%SP 39.9%11 others 19.5%
Votes
50,031
40.6% share
Winning margin
925
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.3%
of 2,26,719
Karhal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 925 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOVRAN SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 50,031 | 40.6% |
| 2 | ANIL KUMAR YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 49,106 | 39.9% |
| 3 | SHIVRAJ SINGH | BSP | 14,608 | 11.9% |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH ALIAS O.P. PRADHAN | RTKP | 3,059 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SHALENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,416 | 1.1% |
| 6 | VINAY KUMAR | INC | 1,362 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SURESH CHANDRA | NLP | 1,060 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KASA SINGH | IND | 603 | 0.5% |
| 9 | FOOL SINGH (S.C.) | IND | 515 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MUNNA LAL | IND | 414 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 399 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAJA LAKSMAN PRASHAD (S.C.) | IND | 277 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SAHAB SINGH | NDA | 266 | 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.
Low turnout (369th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
369th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
399th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
310th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.6%SP 39.9%BSP 11.9%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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