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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 352 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Mehnagar

Winner — 2012

BRIJ LAL SONKAR
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 33.6%BSP 27.8%16 others 38.6%
Votes
60,341
33.6% share
Winning margin
10,362
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.3%
of 3,57,156

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ LAL SONKAR
Samajwadi Party
60,34133.6%
2
VIDYA CHAUDHARY
BSP
49,97927.8%
3
KALPNATH PASWAN
NDA
34,52419.2%
4
RAM JAG
6,7303.8%
5
SINGARI GAUTAM
INC
6,4433.6%
6
DINESH KUMAR
SBSP
5,7233.2%
7
BAIJNATH BAVARA
JPS
4,6912.6%
8
LALSA
2,3941.3%
9
SUSHILA
ARVP
1,8131.0%
10
SOHAN
IND
1,6470.9%
11
VASDEO NIRANKARI
IND
1,4560.8%
12
SUSHIL KUMAR
6950.4%
13
INDOO
ASP
6630.4%
14
VINOD KUMAR
6570.4%
15
DEEPCHAND
5610.3%
16
LAL BAHADUR
IJP
5060.3%
17
RAMJANM
BeCP
4030.2%
18
PRAKASH
MwSP
3850.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (373rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 27.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
373rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
137th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 33.6%BSP 27.8%BJP 19.2%OTH 19.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery🏺Textile Products (Reshmi Sari)
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Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed stone pillar

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Tomb of Abhiman

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Abhiman

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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