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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2002

Pihani

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Winner — 2002

ASHOK BAJPAI
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 40.5%BSP 36.1%9 others 23.3%
Votes
49,838
40.5% share
Winning margin
5,431
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.8%
of 2,02,251

A closely fought contest. ASHOK BAJPAI won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK BAJPAI
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
49,83840.5%
2
KHALID GAURI
BSP
BSP
44,40736.1%
3
NAND LAL SHASTRI
BJP
NDA
16,33313.3%
4
ANURAG SINGH
IND
5,6694.6%
5
GULZAR
INC
INC
1,7711.4%
6
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
1,5371.3%
7
SHISHU PAL
HSPS(B)
1,0780.9%
8
MUJEEB AHAMAD
RTKP
7780.6%
9
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
6830.6%
10
SANTOSH KUMAR
MNVP
5270.4%
11
RAM BHAROSE
RPI
3280.3%

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 (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
124th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
365th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
329th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 40.5%BSP 36.1%BJP 13.3%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,99,171
Density
776 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,512 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.1%
Electricity38.4%
Sanitation44.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.4%
Health insurance20.5%

What's nearby?

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