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Baldev

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Winner — 2012

POORAN PRAKASH
RLD· Congress-RLD Alliance (UPA)
RLD 41.5%BSP 24.7%10 others 33.7%
Votes
79,364
41.5% share
Winning margin
32,094
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.3%
of 3,17,126

Baldev is a safe seat — POORAN PRAKASH won by 16.8%.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2007 vs 2012

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POORAN PRAKASH
RLD
Congress-RLD Alliance (UPA)
79,36441.5%
2
CHANDRABHAN SINGH
BSP
BSP
47,27024.7%
3
AJAY KUMAR POEIA
BJP
NDA
45,37223.7%
4
ANIL KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
10,1495.3%
5
MALLA SINGH
AIMF
2,6321.4%
6
GYANDAS
IND
1,4200.7%
7
RAJA RAM
IND
1,2440.7%
8
HARISH KUMAR
LD
1,1730.6%
9
OMVIR
IJP
1,0320.5%
10
RAJINDER SINGH
IND
6940.4%
11
RAJKUMAR NAT
RALP
4420.2%
12
KRISHNA GOPAL
LJP
2950.1%

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 (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
100th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
293rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RLD 41.5%BSP 24.7%BJP 23.7%SP 5.3%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,47,184
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,340 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.7%Muslim 8.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.1%
Electricity68.5%
Sanitation37.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance10.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Costume of Thakurji🏺Sanitary Fittings🏺Shrinagar Sculpture and Kanthi Mala
🏛️

Extensive site containing a high mound apparently a fort with ramparts and corner turrets

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive site containing a high mound apparently a fort with ramparts and corner turrets

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