Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2012

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Assembly constituency 264 (SC) · Uttar Pradesh

State boardUttar Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#264 · SC

Poll date23 Feb 2012

Contestants23

Electors2,92,265

Votes polled1,72,634

Turnout59.1%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerDr.Ajay KumarSamajwadi Party46,18226.8% of votes

MARGIN3,756 votes · 2.2 pp46,182 − 42,426

Runner-upBholanath Chaudhary Bahujan Samaj Party42,42624.6% of votes

SP 52.1% of top-two votesBSP 47.9%

All candidates 23

01 Dr.Ajay KumarSP46,182 26.8%
02 Bholanath ChaudharyBSP42,426 24.6%
03 Ajay Bharti (Munna Bhaiya)AD25,705 14.9%
04 Manju SantINC20,069 11.6%
05 Vibhav Nath BhartiBJP17,738 10.3%
06 RajkumarIND3,562 2.1%
07 PannalalIND2,450 1.4%
08 Dukhi Urf Suresh ChandraRL2,073 1.2%
09 UrmilaIND1,377 0.8%
10 DevidayalIJP1,331 0.8%
11 Ram LalIND1,267 0.7%
12 HansrajIND1,254 0.7%
13 Indresh Kumar SonkarIND1,155 0.7%
14 Gyan KumarLJP883 0.5%
15 Rajesh PasiRASHTR808 0.5%
16 Rajesh KumarLKD742 0.4%
17 Yagya NarayanRAD658 0.4%
18 PrabhawatiKSP593 0.3%
19 RajmaniRJPK568 0.3%
20 Lal JiIND564 0.3%
21 Lallu RamIND440 0.3%
22 ShankarIND428 0.2%
23 Santosh KumarIND361 0.2%

Turnout 59.1%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 403 seats, 201259.4%
ReconciliationΣ 23 candidates = 1,72,634Verified

Seat history 2002–2022

2002
3.2 pp
Matesh Chandra SonkarBahujan Samaj Party
2007
20.6 pp
WachaspatiBahujan Samaj Party
2012
2.2 pp
Dr.Ajay KumarSamajwadi Party
2017
18.1 pp
Dr. Ajai KumarBharatiya Janata Party
2022
6.2 pp
VachaspatiApna Dal (Soneylal)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 20.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed AD polled 25,705 votes, 6.8× the 3,756-vote margin.
25,705 ÷ 3,756 = 6.8
The top two polled 51.3% of votes; the other 21 candidates 48.7% between them.
(46,182 + 42,426) ÷ 1,72,634 = 51.3% · 84,026 ÷ 1,72,634 = 48.7%
Turnout of 59.1% was 0.3 pp below the state's median seat (59.4%).
59.1 − 59.4 = −0.3
The margin narrowed from 20.6 pp in 2007 to 2.2 pp.
2.2 − 20.6 = −18.4 pp
The seat changed hands: BSP in 2007, SP in 2012.
2007 BSP · 2012 SP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 23 candidate lines1,72,634
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled1,72,634
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 2012 · Uttar Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates23 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 403 seats on the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2012 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database