Elections Archive

GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Sitapur

Pragi Lal (INC) won by 29,461 votes (3.7%).

Electors
9,26,313
Votes polled
7,91,021
Valid votes
7,91,021
Turnout
85.4%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 3.7% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
5.7%(+1.4%)
Turnout
57.9%(-1.7%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
60.6%

Winning margin over time · Sitapur

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199935%

Candidates

Candidates · Sitapur 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pragi LalWinnerINC1,92,00524.3%
1Uma NehruWinnerINC1,62,54420.5%
3Bhola Nath VakilBJS1,34,93817.1%
4Madhav Prasad MisraPSP1,08,44413.7%
5Rikhi LalBJS96,88812.2%
6Mangli PrasadPSP96,20212.2%

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