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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 247 · 2017

Bishwavnathganj

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Winner — 2017

RAKESH KUMAR VERMA ALIAS DR.R.K.VERMA
ADAL· NDA (NDA)
ADAL 41.7%INC 29.8%13 others 28.6%
Votes
81,899
41.6% share
Winning margin
23,358
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.7%
of 3,80,507

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH KUMAR VERMA ALIAS DR.R.K.VERMA
ADAL
NDA (NDA)
81,89941.6%
2
SANJAY PANDEY
INC
58,54129.8%
3
PREMANAND TRIPATHI
BSP
BSP
33,87817.2%
4
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
5,8303.0%
5
UPENDRA NARAYAN
CPI
2,6271.3%
6
SUSHIL KUMAR
RTRJP
2,0531.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9511.0%
8
RAJENDRA KUMAR DUBEY
LOGAP
1,6320.8%
9
RAM LAKHAN CHATURVEDI
IND
1,6160.8%
10
ABDUL LATIF
VIP
1,5910.8%
11
NANDLAL YADAV
BMUP
1,2380.6%
12
INDRAJEET
IND
1,1560.6%
13
ANIL KUMAR
IND
9840.5%
14
RAKESH KUMAR
RLD
RLD
8730.4%
15
RAJKUMAR
NCP
7540.4%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (391st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 1.3% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
391st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
69th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADAL 41.6%INC 29.8%BSP 17.2%OTH 10.4%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

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