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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Powayan

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Dhirendra Prasad
BSP
BSP 40.6%INC 25.0%14 others 34.4%
Votes
71,834
40.6% share
Winning margin
27,512
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
16

Powayan is a safe seat — Dhirendra Prasad won by 15.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dhirendra Prasad
BSP
71,83440.6%
2
Chetram
INC
44,32225.0%
3
Surjan Lal
SP
36,92420.9%
4
Mahendra Pal
BJP
11,8426.7%
5
Manjulata
AD
2,4591.4%
6
Suresh Kumar
CPI
1,5320.9%
7
Sant Ram
IND
1,3530.8%
8
Chheda lal
IND
1,2090.7%
9
Satrohan lal
IND
1,1330.6%
10
Badale
PP
1,1260.6%
11
Rajashvwr
IND
7450.4%
12
Mahendra Pal
IND
7350.4%
13
Amit Kumar
RSP
7130.4%
14
Malikhan
IND
4630.3%
15
Shri Niwas
EKD
4480.3%
16
Malkhan Singh
IND
2550.1%

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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.9% · min 0.1% · max 17.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
71st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
318th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
393rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
16 seats · 9 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 40.6%INC 25.0%SP 20.9%BJP 6.7%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,43,689
Density
1346 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,559 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.4%Muslim 34.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity74.8%
Sanitation74.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.6%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Mound known as Ulta Khera and the mound of Raghunathji

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Mound known as Ulta Khera and the mound of Raghunathji

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