Uttar Pradesh · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 SC
Rajnath Sonkar Shastri of Janta Party (SECULAR) won the Saidpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 13,983 votes (3.70%).
4 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 745,675 registered electors and 378,280 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 50.70%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Janta Party (SECULAR)
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, Rajnath Sonkar Shastri of Janta Party (SECULAR) secured victory in the Saidpur constituency (Uttar Pradesh) with a margin of 13,983 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 745,675 registered electors, 378,280 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 50.70%. A total of 4 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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