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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 282 · 2022Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2022

SAROJ SONKAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.8%SP 39.1%10 others 14.2%
Votes
1,00,483
46.8% share
Winning margin
16,573
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.1%
of 3,63,410

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2017 vs 2022

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAROJ SONKAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,00,48346.8%
2
AKSHAYBAR NATH KANAUJIYA
SP
83,91039.1%
3
RAMCHANDRA
BSP
BSP
15,5787.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6891.3%
5
KANTI
AAP
2,6501.2%
6
Jitendra kumar
JANADIP
2,4911.2%
7
Deepak
VIP
2,2421.0%
8
KIRAN BHARTI
INC
INC
2,1251.0%
9
SHIV CHARAN
IND
7630.4%
10
Rinku Sahani
SHS
6910.3%
11
Raj Sri
IND
6170.3%
12
VIJAY
IND
5730.3%

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 (243rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.6% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
243rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%SP 39.1%BSP 7.3%OTH 5.7%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts

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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