Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2017

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Assembly constituency 202 (GEN) · Uttar Pradesh

State boardUttar Pradesh 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#202 · GEN

Poll date4 Mar 2017

Contestants8

Electors3,55,347

Votes polled2,17,106

Turnout61.1%

NOTA1,2700.4% of votes

WinnerVinay ShakyaBharatiya Janata Party81,90537.5% of votes

MARGIN3,910 votes · 1.8 pp81,905 − 77,995

Runner-upDinesh Kumar Verma Samajwadi Party77,99535.7% of votes

BJP 51.2% of top-two votesSP 48.8%

All candidates 8

01 Vinay ShakyaBJP81,905 37.5%
02 Dinesh Kumar VermaSP77,995 35.7%
03 Shiv Prasad YadavBSP53,366 24.4%
04 Sanjeev Kumar ShakyaJAM1,147 0.5%
05 UmakantDSP964 0.4%
06 RadhakrishnaIND695 0.3%
07 Krishnaveer SinghIND688 0.3%
08 Laxman KumarJAP346 0.2%

Turnout 61.1%

Male 1.95 lakh54.8% Female 1.61 lakh45.2%

Share of 3,55,347 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males825
NOTAreported alongside the total1,270 · 0.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 403 seats, 201760.5%
ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 2,17,106Verified

Seat history 2002–2022

2002
5.8 pp
Chandradeo Ram Yadav KaraileeBahujan Samaj Party
2007
1.7 pp
ChandradeoBahujan Samaj Party
2012
9.1 pp
Pramod KumarSamajwadi Party
2017
1.8 pp
Vinay ShakyaBharatiya Janata Party
2022
3.4 pp
Rekha VermaSamajwadi Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 9.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BSP polled 53,366 votes, 14× the 3,910-vote margin.
53,366 ÷ 3,910 = 13.6
The top two polled 73.7% of votes; the other 6 candidates 26.3% between them.
(81,905 + 77,995) ÷ 2,17,106 = 73.7% · 57,206 ÷ 2,17,106 = 26.3%
Turnout of 61.1% was 0.6 pp above the state's median seat (60.5%).
61.1 − 60.5 = +0.6
The margin narrowed from 9.1 pp in 2012 to 1.8 pp.
1.8 − 9.1 = −7.3 pp
The seat changed hands: SP in 2012, BJP in 2017.
2012 SP · 2017 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines2,17,106
NOTAreported alongside the total1,270
Published totalVotes polled2,17,106
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2017 · Uttar Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 403 seats on the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2017 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database