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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 342 · 2012

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Winner — 2012

PREM PRAKASH SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 42.4%BSP 34.8%16 others 22.8%
Votes
65,672
42.4% share
Winning margin
11,776
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
53.9%
of 2,87,442

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM PRAKASH SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
65,67242.4%
2
RENU JAISWAL
BSP
BSP
53,89634.8%
3
NARENDRA MISHRA
BJP
NDA
9,2916.0%
4
DURGA PRASAD MISHRA
PECP
8,0105.2%
5
VIRENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARI
INC
INC
5,8643.8%
6
KASHINATH
CPI
2,3331.5%
7
SUDAMA
SBSP
1,3360.9%
8
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
IND
1,1820.8%
9
MARKENDE URF GUDDU MALL
NCP
1,0490.7%
10
VIRENDRA
IND
8370.5%
11
SHAILENDRA PANDEY
IND
8280.5%
12
AJAY PRATAP
RLM
8170.5%
13
SURESH
IND
7870.5%
14
KALAKTAR
CPI(ML)(L)
7580.5%
15
VIJAY SHANKAR SINGH KAUSHIK
IND
7420.5%
16
RAMCHANDRA
IND
6330.4%
17
ANIL
IJP
4180.3%
18
DHRUV DEV
JD(U)
3820.3%

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

Average turnout (283rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.9% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
283rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 42.4%BSP 34.8%BJP 6.0%PECP 5.2%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,00,946
Density
1221 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,540 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.1%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.2%
Electricity31.7%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated64.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.8%
Women literate71.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance10.5%

What's nearby?

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