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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2017Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2017

JAMUNA PRASAD
ADAL· NDA (NDA)
ADAL 36.6%BSP 28.2%13 others 35.2%
Votes
77,814
36.6% share
Winning margin
17,735
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.1%
of 3,65,758

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAMUNA PRASAD
ADAL
NDA (NDA)
77,81436.6%
2
GEETA DEVI
BSP
BSP
60,07928.3%
3
SATYAVEER
SP
54,34525.6%
4
SURENDRA KUMAR
BJP
NDA
6,5223.1%
5
AJAY KUMAR
IND
2,9071.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4601.2%
7
KRISHAN KUMAR
BRJ
1,2850.6%
8
MANOJ
RSPS
1,2080.6%
9
SUNIL KUMAR RAJPASI
BKRP
1,0950.5%
10
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
9760.5%
11
PHOOL CHANDRA
CPM
9320.4%
12
JAVAHAR LAL DIVAKAR
INC
8470.4%
13
SHYAM LAL
BAWPA
7710.4%
14
MUNNA
PGSP
7380.3%
15
LILAWATI
YVP
7000.3%

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 (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
263rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADAL 36.6%BSP 28.3%SP 25.6%OTH 8.5%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

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