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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 347 · 2012
Azamgarh
Winner — 2012
DURGA PRASAD YADAV
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 50.4%BSP 33.5%14 others 16.1%
Votes
93,629
50.4% share
Winning margin
31,441
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.4%
of 3,41,273
Azamgarh is a safe seat — DURGA PRASAD YADAV won by 16.9%.
Seat history
3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA PRASAD YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 93,629 | 50.4% |
| 2 | SARVESH SINGH SIPU | BSP | 62,188 | 33.5% |
| 3 | JAI NATH | NDA | 8,577 | 4.6% |
| 4 | KARUNA KANT MISHRA | INC | 6,639 | 3.6% |
| 5 | HARIKESH VIKRAM SHRIVASTAV | IND | 4,221 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RAVINDRA NATH TIWARI | RUC | 2,575 | 1.4% |
| 7 | BIJENDRA | 2,486 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | AMIR | QED | 1,226 | 0.7% |
| 9 | HARISHCHANDRA | 740 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | SATYENDRA | BhRapa | 633 | 0.3% |
| 11 | DEV MUNI | IND | 628 | 0.3% |
| 12 | JAMEEL AHMAD AZAMI | 625 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | PRAMOD SINGH ALIAS GUDDU | ABHM | 610 | 0.3% |
| 14 | BASHISHTHA | 426 | 0.2% | |
| 15 | NIRBHAYA KUMAR SINGH | ARVP | 272 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PUSHPA RAI | RSVC | 205 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (339th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.1% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
339th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
206th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 50.4%BSP 33.5%OTH 16.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,13,913
Density
1138 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,054 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Muslim 15.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity27.8%
Sanitation20.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.3%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.6%
Health insurance9.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery🏺Textile Products (Reshmi Sari)
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Monuments of Captains Wilsons and Jones
🏛️MonumentASI
Monuments of Captains Wilsons and Jones
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.