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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1974

Captainganj

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Winner — 1974

RAM LAKHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.3%NCO 15.5%11 others 50.2%
Votes
22,352
34.3% share
Winning margin
12,242
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
50.9%
of 1,28,070

Captainganj is a safe seat — RAM LAKHAN won by 18.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAKHAN
INC
Congress (R)
22,35234.3%
2
JITENDRA SINGH
NCO
10,11015.5%
3
OM PARAKASH ALIAS RAM MILLAN
IND
8,83513.6%
4
BHARAT
BKD
Grand Alliance
7,94112.2%
5
RAMESH DATT
BJS
Grand Alliance
7,78911.9%
6
GANPAT
IND
2,0283.1%
7
RAM PHER
IND
1,7882.7%
8
BHAWANI PAL SINGH
SWA
Grand Alliance
1,0921.7%
9
LAL DEO GOWAL
IND
8601.3%
10
GURU PRASAD
IND
7311.1%
11
SURYA BHUSHAN SHUKLA
IND
6110.9%
12
RAJ KISHORE
IND
5480.8%
13
AMAR NATH
SOP
4820.7%

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

Average turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
241st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
73rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.3%NCO 15.5%IND 13.6%BKD 12.2%BJS 11.9%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,08,367
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,558 km²
SC population30.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 11.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.1%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation24.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.8%
Children fully vaccinated58.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.9%
Clean cooking fuel43.4%
Health insurance15.3%

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