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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2012
Dhampur
Winner — 2012
TH. MOOL CHAND CHAUHAN
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 33.1%BSP 32.8%16 others 34.1%
Votes
53,365
33.1% share
Winning margin
564
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
63.8%
of 2,52,629
Dhampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 564 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TH. MOOL CHAND CHAUHAN | Samajwadi Party | 53,365 | 33.1% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR RANA | BSP | 52,801 | 32.8% |
| 3 | ANWAR JAMIL | INC | 36,995 | 23.0% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA SINGH | NDA | 9,962 | 6.2% |
| 5 | BHUPENDRA KUMAR | PECP | 1,841 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SARWAR NAGINWI | ANC | 1,064 | 0.7% |
| 7 | HASEEB AHMAD | AIMF | 916 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SURESH KUMAR | RMD | 804 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SHOKIN SINGH | IJP | 642 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAIS AHMAD | 509 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | ABDUL KHALIQUE | 425 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | NARESH KUMAR | LD | 349 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAHKASHAN PARVEEN |  AITC | 340 | 0.2% |
| 14 | BADSHAH | NLP | 305 | 0.2% |
| 15 | NAUBAHAR SINGH | RLNP | 271 | 0.2% |
| 16 | ZAREENA BEGUM | 238 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | JAHAN AARA | SSD | 150 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ARUN KUMAR | 147 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
58th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
358th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 33.1%BSP 32.8%INC 23.0%BJP 6.2%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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