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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2007
Handia
Winner — 2007
RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI
BSP· BSP
BSP 41.5%SP 40.6%12 others 17.9%
Votes
62,151
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,342
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.0%
of 3,12,242
Handia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,342 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH DHAR TRIPATHI | BSP | 62,151 | 41.5% |
| 2 | MAHESH NARAYAN SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 60,809 | 40.6% |
| 3 | MANOJ KUMAR ALIAS LALA MISHRA | PMSP | 8,704 | 5.8% |
| 4 | VENI MADHAV BIND | NDA | 3,989 | 2.7% |
| 5 | SHYAMA CHARAN | IND | 3,482 | 2.3% |
| 6 | KRISHNA RAJ SINGH | UPA | 2,391 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RANI DEVI | IND | 1,698 | 1.1% |
| 8 | ARVIND KUMAR | IND | 1,553 | 1.0% |
| 9 | DHANI LAL | NDA | 1,369 | 0.9% |
| 10 | LAL CHANDRA | IND | 1,097 | 0.7% |
| 11 | GYAN PRAKASH ALIAS G P YADAV | JM | 778 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RAJ KUMAR | IJP | 672 | 0.5% |
| 13 | JAI PRAKASH BHARTIYA | RSBP | 602 | 0.4% |
| 14 | RAM NIRANJAN | MMUP | 512 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
263rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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128th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 41.5%SP 40.6%PMSP 5.8%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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