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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1977
Ayodhya
Winner — 1977
JAI SHANKER PANDEY
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.1%INC 39.4%18 others 20.5%
Votes
24,247
40.1% share
Winning margin
416
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
46.5%
of 1,29,994
Ayodhya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 416 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI SHANKER PANDEY | Janata | 24,247 | 40.1% |
| 2 | KHATRI NIRMAL KUMAR | INC | 23,831 | 39.4% |
| 3 | HARI NARAIN | Left | 5,804 | 9.6% |
| 4 | RAM LAKHAN | IND | 1,208 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SHEO PRASAD | IND | 999 | 1.6% |
| 6 | SHEO NARAIN | IND | 739 | 1.2% |
| 7 | HASHIM HUSAIN | IND | 593 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RAJ BAHADUR VERMA | IND | 413 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR SONKAR | IND | 397 | 0.7% |
| 10 | NARAIN DAS | IND | 359 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BHOLA | IND | 340 | 0.6% |
| 12 | LALTA PRASAD PANDEY | IND | 271 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SHAM SHER SINGH | IND | 250 | 0.4% |
| 14 | HAUNSILA | IND | 231 | 0.4% |
| 15 | ZAFAR HABIB | IND | 230 | 0.4% |
| 16 | DALJEET SINGH | IND | 155 | 0.3% |
| 17 | KEDAR NATH PANDEY | IND | 150 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SAMI ULLAH | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 19 | BANKEY BEHARI | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 20 | INDRA BAHADUR | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (214th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
214th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
352nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.1%INC 39.4%CPI 9.6%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,06,538
Density
685 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,388 km²
SC population17.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 17.6%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.6%
Electricity22.2%
Sanitation38.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate56.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.4%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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