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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Puranpur
Winner — 2017
BABU RAM PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.1%SP 36.2%7 others 11.8%
Votes
1,28,493
52.1% share
Winning margin
39,242
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.8%
of 3,69,532
Puranpur is a safe seat — BABU RAM PASWAN won by 15.9%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABU RAM PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 1,28,493 | 52.1% |
| 2 | PEETAM RAM | 89,251 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | ER.K.K. ARVIND | BSP | 20,139 | 8.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,246 | 0.9% |
| 5 | AYASHA BEGUM | RLD | 1,658 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NATTHO DEVI | SSKP | 1,502 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SHYAM BIHARI | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,322 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA KUMAR RAJ | BSRD | 1,144 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAMESHWAR DAYAL | IND | 1,064 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
25th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
332nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
245th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.1%SP 36.2%BSP 8.2%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.79 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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