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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Balamau

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Winner — 2017

RAM PAL VERMA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.9%BSP 27.7%13 others 32.5%
Votes
74,917
39.9% share
Winning margin
22,888
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.1%
of 3,47,454

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PAL VERMA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
74,91739.9%
2
NEELU SATYARTHI
BSP
BSP
52,02927.7%
3
SUSHILA SAROJ
SP
43,50723.1%
4
SURENDRA KUMAR
JAM
7,7344.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0051.1%
6
DILIP MANJHI
SARSAMP
1,1650.6%
7
RAJESWARI
RLD
RLD
1,0870.6%
8
NAWAL KISHOR
IND
1,0030.5%
9
DR. ASHOK KUMAR
UPRP
8680.5%
10
HARI KARAN
IND
7810.4%
11
ARUN KUMAR
IND
6880.4%
12
BHAGWAN DEEN
BSRD
6680.4%
13
PAPPU
BMUP
6320.3%
14
TILAK CHANDRA
LD
5440.3%
15
PANKAJ KUMAR
BKRD
3690.2%

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

Low turnout (347th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
347th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.9%BSP 27.7%SP 23.1%OTH 8.3%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

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