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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOVRAN SINGH
NDA (NDA)
50,03140.6%
2
ANIL KUMAR YADAV
Samajwadi Party
49,10639.9%
3
SHIVRAJ SINGH
BSP
14,60811.9%
4
OM PRAKASH ALIAS O.P. PRADHAN
RTKP
3,0592.5%
5
SHALENDRA SINGH
IND
1,4161.1%
6
VINAY KUMAR
INC
1,3621.1%
7
SURESH CHANDRA
NLP
1,0600.9%
8
KASA SINGH
IND
6030.5%
9
FOOL SINGH (S.C.)
IND
5150.4%
10
MUNNA LAL
IND
4140.3%
11
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
3990.3%
12
RAJA LAKSMAN PRASHAD (S.C.)
IND
2770.2%
13
SAHAB SINGH
NDA
2660.2%

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
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
369th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
399th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
310th of 403

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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