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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 342 · 2017

Barhaj

Winner — 2017

SURESH TIWARI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.8%BSP 29.8%13 others 33.4%
Votes
61,996
36.8% share
Winning margin
11,716
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,92,657

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH TIWARI
NDA (NDA)
61,99636.8%
2
MURLI MANOHAR JAISWAL
BSP
50,28029.8%
3
PURNENDU TIWARI URF P.D.TIWARI
27,76116.5%
4
GIRENDRA PRATAP YADAV
IND
18,48911.0%
5
JAI PRAKASH KUSHWAHA
2,1061.3%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3380.8%
7
DR. CHATURANAN OJHA
IND
1,2770.8%
8
SURESH SINGH YADAV
RLD
1,0020.6%
9
JAI PRAKASH URF SWAMIJI
BSCP
8210.5%
10
BIJAI SHANKAR SINGH KAUSHIK
HJ
7930.5%
11
HAREKRISHAN SINGH VISHEN
SASAP
7870.5%
12
CHHOTELAL TIWARI
SARSAMP
7870.5%
13
KLECTOR SHARMA
CPI(ML)(L)
4590.3%
14
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV
MAHAD
3710.2%
15
RAIN MISHRA URF DIMPU
MNVP
3610.2%

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

Average turnout (283rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.9% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
283rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.8%BSP 29.8%SP 16.5%IND 11.0%OTH 5.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,00,946
Density
1221 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,540 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.1%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.2%
Electricity31.7%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated64.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.8%
Women literate71.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance10.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Decorative Products,🏺Embroidery and Weaving (Knitting) Products🏺Readymade Garments
An Inscribed stone pillar

An Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

An Inscribed stone pillar

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Inscribed monolith

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed monolith

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Two ruined temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Two ruined temples

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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