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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 277 · 2017

Katehari

Winner — 2017

LAL JI VERMA
BSP· BSP
BSP 36.0%BJP 33.3%7 others 30.7%
Votes
84,358
36.0% share
Winning margin
6,287
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.3%
of 3,70,154

A closely fought contest. LAL JI VERMA won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.95 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL JI VERMA
BSP
84,35836.0%
2
AWDHESH KUMAR DWIVEDI
NDA
78,07133.3%
3
JAISHANKAR PANDEY
45,53219.4%
4
AJAY PRATAP SINGH
NINSHAD
18,7218.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2350.9%
6
MUNIR AHMAD
CPI(ML)(L)
2,0240.9%
7
DR.ASHOK KUMAR SEN
RLD
1,7170.7%
8
RAMANAND NISHAD
BMUP
1,1200.5%
9
ZURGHAM MEHDI
IND
6290.3%

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

Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
152nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
225th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 36.0%BJP 33.3%SP 19.4%NINSHAD 8.0%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.95 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%

What's nearby?

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