Elections Archive

GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Azamgarh

Kalika (INC) won by 35,008 votes (5.1%).

Electors
8,26,991
Votes polled
6,84,649
Valid votes
6,84,649
Turnout
82.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 5.1% (median 11.1%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
4.1%(+3.3%)
Turnout
54.4%(-0.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
65.6%

Winning margin over time · Azamgarh

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199939%

Candidates

Candidates · Azamgarh 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1KalikaWinnerINC1,38,24720.2%
1Vishwanath PrasadWinnerINC1,03,23915.1%
2Prof. Mukut Behari LalPSP1,19,47817.5%
4Mangal DeoPSP99,58914.5%
5GajrajIND92,42113.5%
6Ram DhanIND73,04910.7%
7Desh Sewak Ram SumerIND58,6268.6%

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