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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1991
Kanth
Winner — 1991
THAKUR PAL SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 29.0%JD 28.7%22 others 42.4%
Votes
26,523
28.9% share
Winning margin
262
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,63,092
Kanth was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 262 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKUR PAL SINGH | BJP | 26,523 | 28.9% |
| 2 | RAJESH KUMAR | Janata Dal | 26,261 | 28.7% |
| 3 | CHANDRA PAL SINGH | JP | 16,175 | 17.7% |
| 4 | MAHBOOB | 10,080 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | KARIM BAKHASH | INC | 7,921 | 8.7% |
| 6 | PATI RAM | 963 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | NEERAJ KUMAR | IND | 825 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MAHMOOD | IND | 438 | 0.5% |
| 9 | VEER SINGH | 429 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | AYYUB | ICS(SCS) | 379 | 0.4% |
| 11 | JAI KUMAR | IND | 363 | 0.4% |
| 12 | GHANSHIAM | IND | 173 | 0.2% |
| 13 | HAR SWROOP | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SABIR | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SUKHVIR SINGH | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 16 | YASH PAL | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAGHU NATH | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 18 | KAKA JOGINDRA SINGH UFR DHARTI PAKAR | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SIKANDAR MIRJA | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SUJAR | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 21 | HARI SINGH | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 22 | GUMAN SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 23 | HO RAM | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 24 | MOHAMMAD MUKHTAR | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
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 (87th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.3% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
87th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
334th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.9%JD 28.7%JP 17.7%BSP 11.0%INC 8.7%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%
What's nearby?
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