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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 262 · 2017

Allahabad North

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Winner — 2017

HARSHVARDHAN BAJPAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.5%INC 31.3%25 others 17.3%
Votes
89,191
51.5% share
Winning margin
35,025
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
41.9%
of 4,13,478

Allahabad North is a safe seat — HARSHVARDHAN BAJPAI won by 20.2%.

Seat history

3 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARSHVARDHAN BAJPAI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
89,19151.5%
2
ANUGRAH NARAIN SINGH
INC
54,16631.3%
3
AMIT
BSP
BSP
23,38813.5%
4
BADAL CHATTERJEE
IND
9800.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6590.4%
6
DHIRAJ KUMAR AGRAWAL
IND
5570.3%
7
AJAY KUMAR
RPI(A)
4920.3%
8
PRAVEEN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
IND
4450.3%
9
INDRESH KUMAR SONKAR
IND
4430.3%
10
PUSHPENDRA KUMAR
IND
4330.3%
11
SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA
BKRP
2560.1%
12
SHAURYA DEEP
IND
2520.1%
13
SHAILENDRA KUMAR PRAJAPATI
IND
2250.1%
14
ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA
IND
2140.1%
15
ANSHU TRIPATHI
IND
1970.1%
16
ASHUTOOSH BAJPAI
SKLP
1950.1%
17
VINDESHWARI PRASAD
SHS
1760.1%
18
MRIGANK SHEKHAR SINGH
LOGAP
1330.1%
19
MADHU SINGH
IND
1150.1%
20
RAJESH YADAV
IND
1120.1%
21
UMESH CHANDRA
BAWPA
1070.1%
22
SUNIL KUMAR
BMUP
1020.1%
23
RAMAKANT
IND
990.1%
24
BHAIYA RAM YADAV
IND
870.1%
25
RITESH KUMAR
IND
800.1%
26
SHARAD KHARE
RSHP
750.0%
27
UDAI BHAN SRIVASTAVA
RABAP
630.0%

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 (403rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
39%
lowerhigher
403rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
256th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
277th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%INC 31.3%BSP 13.5%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/26

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 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?

1 location
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