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Uttar Pradesh · PC 5 · 1962
Bijnor
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
PRAKASH VIR SHASTRI
IND
IND 46.6%INC 28.4%4 others 25.0%
Votes
1,25,777
49.5% share
Winning margin
49,193
19.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,69,931
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH VIR SHASTRI | IND | 1,25,777 | 49.5% |
| 2 | ABDUL LATEEF | 76,584 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | SHIV RAM | 26,182 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | MOHD. YASEEN | IND | 10,399 | 4.1% |
| 5 | KISHAN LAL | IND | 9,251 | 3.6% |
| 6 | SANT RAM | REP | 5,877 | 2.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.2% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
15th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
64th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.5%INC 30.1%BJS 10.3%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound
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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.