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ZAHURABAD

Assembly seat no. 240 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1962CPI
Winner, 1962
RAGHUBIR
CPI
Elections held
1
1962–1962
Most successful party
CPI
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1962
8,043
18.89% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
CPIRAGHUBIR
Votes
23,669
Vote share
55.59%
Margin
8,043
Runner-up
INCPALKU
Votes
15,626
Vote share
36.70%
Behind by
8,043
Electors
79,539
Total votes polled
42,576
Valid votes
42,576
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
53.5%

Full result, 1962

4 candidates · 42,576 valid votes

1962 election →
RAGHUBIRCPIwon
23,669
55.6%
PALKUINC
15,626
36.7%
RAM KISHUNPSP
2,300
5.4%
BALESHWAR RAM KUREELJS
981
2.3%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1962RAGHUBIRCPI23,66955.59%PALKU8,043

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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