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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

RAM PAL YADAV
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 29.8%BJP 25.7%14 others 44.4%
Votes
40,809
29.9% share
Winning margin
5,637
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
60.5%
of 2,25,967

A closely fought contest. RAM PAL YADAV won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PAL YADAV
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
40,80929.9%
2
AJIT KUMAR MEHROTRA
BJP
NDA
35,17225.7%
3
DINESH VERMA
BSP
BSP
30,95122.6%
4
RANJANA BAJPAI
INC
INC
18,89813.8%
5
VIMALA
IND
2,3131.7%
6
DR. SHIV RAM SINGH VERMA
RTKP
1,8911.4%
7
KARUNA SHANKAR PATEL
AD
1,8751.4%
8
RAM SINGH
IND
8520.6%
9
RAM LAKHAN
IND
6920.5%
10
RAMESH CHANDRA
IND
6150.5%
11
RAM KUMAR
IND
5880.4%
12
MOH. MOHSIN
MC
5850.4%
13
KRISHNA PAL
IND
4890.4%
14
KALIM AHMAD
IND
4880.4%
15
MAHENDRA PRATAP SINGH
IND
2880.2%
16
GURU PRASHAD
IND
2210.2%

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

High turnout (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.4% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
72nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
373rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 29.9%BJP 25.7%BSP 22.6%INC 13.8%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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