Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2022

Sarojini Nagar

1951 1957 1962 1967 1969 1974 1977 1980 1985 1989 1991 1993 1996 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 2022

Rajeshwar Singh

BJP· NDA (NDA)

BJP 49.1%SP 31.9%13 others 19.0%

Votes

1,60,626

49.1% share

Winning margin

56,186

17.2% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

57.9%

of 5,65,118

Sarojini Nagar is a safe seat — Rajeshwar Singh won by 17.2%.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2017 vs 2022

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	Rajeshwar Singh	BJP NDA (NDA)	1,60,626	49.1%
2	Abhishek Mishra	SP	1,04,440	31.9%
3	Mohd. Jaleesh Khan	BSP BSP	33,356	10.2%	DL
4	RUDRA DAMAN SINGH	INC INC	19,711	6.0%	DL
5	Rohit Shrivastava	AAP	2,427	0.7%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	1,822	0.6%
7	Satya Narayan	CPI	1,795	0.6%	DL
8	Sharda Pratap Shukla	IND	607	0.2%	DL
9	Ramvaran Singh	RJAVP	443	0.1%	DL
10	Anil Kumar Giri	APNBHRTSNT	435	0.1%	DL
11	Pratap Chandra	RRP	429	0.1%	DL
12	Chandra Shekhar Verma	JANADIP	401	0.1%	DL
13	Rama Shankar Bheem	MAKDL	327	0.1%	DL
14	Jitendra Kumar	BMUP	307	0.1%	DL
15	Arvind Singh	RTVP	247	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (284th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

17.2%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.6% · min 0.3% · max 59.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

58%

lowerhigher

284th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.80

fewer partiesmore parties

182nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.6%

lowerhigher

259th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 49.1%SP 31.9%BSP 10.2%INC 6.0%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.43 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

45,89,838

Density

1816 / km²

Sex ratio

917 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

2,528 km²

SC population20.7%

ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

77%HINDU

Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water52.0%

Electricity70.8%

Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births91.3%

Children fully vaccinated68.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%

Children underweight (under 5)25.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%

Women literate78.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%

Clean cooking fuel78.3%

Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi

🏛️

Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),

📍Google Maps OSM

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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