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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 312 · 2017

Mehndawal

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Winner — 2017

RAKESH SINGH BAGHEL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.7%BSP 19.6%11 others 41.7%
Votes
86,976
38.7% share
Winning margin
42,914
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.3%
of 4,38,464

Mehndawal is a safe seat — RAKESH SINGH BAGHEL won by 19.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH SINGH BAGHEL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
86,97638.7%
2
ANIL KUMAR TRIPATHI
BSP
BSP
44,06219.6%
3
JAICHAND ALIAS JAIRAM PANDEY
SP
37,55716.7%
4
ER. MOHAMMAD IRFAN
PECP
25,49911.3%
5
MOHD. TABISH KHAN
AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
19,0408.5%
6
MOHD. AKRAM HUSAIN
RLD
RLD
3,4451.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6631.2%
8
MUKESH KUMAR
IND
1,4350.6%
9
RAM KRISHNA
IND
1,2490.6%
10
RAJARAM
IND
8560.4%
11
AWADHESH
IND
7470.3%
12
AJAY KUMAR
IND
7310.3%
13
AMIT KUMAR
IND
5600.3%

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 (375th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.4% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
375th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
103rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.7%BSP 19.6%SP 16.7%PECP 11.3%AIMIM 8.5%OTH 4.0%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,15,183
Density
1042 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,646 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.8%Muslim 23.6%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.6%
Electricity30.8%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)34.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Women literate61.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance20.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Utensils🏺Hosiery Products
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Ancient site., Jungle Belhar,

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site.

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