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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2007

Menhdawal

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Winner — 2007

ABDUL KALAM
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 29.6%BSP 24.2%18 others 46.2%
Votes
35,947
29.6% share
Winning margin
6,573
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
42.2%
of 2,87,429

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL KALAM
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
35,94729.6%
2
MASHHOOR ALAM
BSP
BSP
29,37424.2%
3
VED PRAKASH
BJP
NDA
24,82320.5%
4
ANIL
IND
11,8789.8%
5
MOHAMMAD ISHAQ
JM
3,1052.6%
6
ABU MOHAMMAD
IND
2,8002.3%
7
RAM CHARITRA
INC
UPA
2,7912.3%
8
ASHFAQ AHMAD
IND
2,3912.0%
9
CHANDRA BHAN
BKD
1,3671.1%
10
GORE LAL
IND
1,0900.9%
11
ASGHAR ALI
NLHP
8660.7%
12
MANGAL
IND
8270.7%
13
NASEEM AHMAD
IND
7410.6%
14
DOODH NATH
SBSP
6660.6%
15
ANWAR AHMAD
IND
6650.6%
16
VIJAY KUMAR
RLD
NDA
6040.5%
17
RAM LAKHAN
LD
4920.4%
18
MUNESAR
IND
3570.3%
19
RAM NARAYAN
BEP
3070.3%
20
JAVED HUSSAIN
RSBP
2560.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (347th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
347th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 29.6%BSP 24.2%BJP 20.5%IND 9.8%OTH 15.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

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