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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 280 · 2002
Rajpur
Winner — 2002
MAHESH CHANDRA
IND
IND 20.9%BSP 20.2%16 others 58.9%
Votes
26,626
20.9% share
Winning margin
972
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.7%
of 2,32,684
Rajpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 972 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH CHANDRA | IND | 26,626 | 20.9% |
| 2 | BHUPENDRA SINGH | BSP | 25,654 | 20.2% |
| 3 | KRISHNA PATEL | AD | 22,749 | 17.9% |
| 4 | UMA SHANKAR KATIYAR | Samajwadi Party | 17,367 | 13.7% |
| 5 | CHAUDHARI NARENDRA SINGH | KMBP | 16,888 | 13.3% |
| 6 | KISHAN LAL PAL | INC | 6,419 | 5.0% |
| 7 | OMKAR NAYAK | NLP | 3,597 | 2.8% |
| 8 | BHAGWAN DIN DOHARE | IND | 1,781 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAM SHANKAR | IND | 1,679 | 1.3% |
| 10 | RAM CHANDRA KATIYAR | SSD | 1,137 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SANJAY SACHAN | IND | 797 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAM KUMAR | IND | 483 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAMA KANTI AWASTHI | IND | 409 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SIDDHA GOPAL | IND | 396 | 0.3% |
| 15 | HARI SHANKER | IND | 352 | 0.3% |
| 16 | BHAGWAN DEEN | IND | 305 | 0.2% |
| 17 | DWIJE MARDAN | IND | 282 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
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 (135th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.7% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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135th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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267th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 20.9%BSP 20.2%AD 17.9%SP 13.7%KMBP 13.3%INC 5.0%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
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