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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 281 · 2017

Akbarpur

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Winner — 2017

RAM ACHAL RAJBHAR
BSP· BSP
BSP 35.4%SP 28.5%12 others 36.1%
Votes
72,325
35.4% share
Winning margin
14,013
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.7%
of 3,06,161

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM ACHAL RAJBHAR
BSP
BSP
72,32535.4%
2
RAM MURTI VERMA
SP
58,31228.5%
3
CHANDRA PRAKASH VERMA
BJP
NDA
57,82128.3%
4
SHRIRAM
NINSHAD
6,5503.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7190.8%
6
RAVI SINHA
IND
1,5280.8%
7
TIGER RAM NIHOR PATEL
IND
1,4750.7%
8
RAJA RAM NISHAD
CPM
9760.5%
9
NAND KUMAR TIWARI RANA
SHS
8000.4%
10
SAROJ SHARMA
MADP
7040.3%
11
RAGHUNATH
IND
7020.3%
12
SRIRAM VERMA
IND
6250.3%
13
NAND LAL 'BHARTI'
BMUP
4300.2%
14
RAJESH KUMAR
JPS
3490.2%

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

Average turnout (121st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
121st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
126th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 35.4%SP 28.5%BJP 28.3%OTH 6.9%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.68 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Old Nawabi Mosque.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Nawabi Mosque.

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