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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Puranpur

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Winner — 2012

PEETAM RAM
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 33.0%BJP 19.2%16 others 47.8%
Votes
73,847
33.0% share
Winning margin
30,838
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
66.0%
of 3,39,409

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

6 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PEETAM RAM
SP
Samajwadi Party
73,84733.0%
2
BABU RAM
BJP
NDA
43,00919.2%
3
SUKH LAL
INC
INC
36,77316.4%
4
DINESH BHARTI
BSP
BSP
33,80915.1%
5
RAJ RAI SINGH
AITC
6,5742.9%
6
SAPNA
RLM
6,1722.8%
7
RAMESH CHANDRA RAJA
PECP
3,5241.6%
8
RAM AUTAR
IND
3,2131.4%
9
HAR PRASAD
CPI
2,9881.3%
10
ACHARIYA DHARAM PRAKASH
JaKP
2,8351.3%
11
ROSHAN
IND
2,0530.9%
12
MAHENDRA PAL
IND
1,7610.8%
13
RAM PAL
IND
1,6810.8%
14
NAGINA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5890.7%
15
SURENDRA SINGH
IEMC
1,4640.7%
16
RAM BILAS
NLP
1,0120.5%
17
LALA RAM
RPD
8030.4%
18
BENI RAM
LJP
8010.4%

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

High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
25th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
332nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
245th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 33.0%BJP 19.2%INC 16.4%BSP 15.1%OTH 16.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,31,007
Density
551 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,686 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 24.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity23.0%
Sanitation44.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Women literate54.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

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