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Uttar Pradesh · PC 16 · 1980

Shahabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

DHARMGAJ SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 42.2%JNP 24.2%8 others 33.6%
Votes
1,34,713
43.3% share
Winning margin
57,496
18.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,19,176
Candidates
10
Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARMGAJ SINGH
INC(I)
1,34,71343.3%
2
GANGA BHAKT SINGH
77,21724.8%
3
SURESH CHANDRA MISHRA
JNP(S)
72,97223.4%
4
RAM BILAS MISRA
IND
5,8601.9%
5
SRI RAM
IND
5,1651.7%
6
HARNAM SINGH
RPK
3,7371.2%
7
MAHRUNISAN
IND
3,1471.0%
8
SUBHAS CHANDRA
IND
3,0601.0%
9
ZAHIR HUSAIN
IND
2,9921.0%
10
RADHEY SHYAM
IND
2,2520.7%

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.

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.6% · max 42.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
52nd of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.3%JNP 24.8%JNP(S) 23.4%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,64,708
Density
850 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,840 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Mahamaya Nagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.8%
Electricity51.8%
Sanitation28.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated71.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)24.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel46.5%
Health insurance10.9%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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A Smaller Mound measuring 112 feet x 107 feet

🏛️MonumentASI

A Smaller Mound measuring 112 feet x 107 feet

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A large and concipicuous mound called Gohana Khera, an old Buddhist establishment

🏛️MonumentASI

A large and concipicuous mound called Gohana Khera, an old Buddhist establishment

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Khera Mound measuring 760 feet from north to south by 800 feet from east

🏛️MonumentASI

Khera Mound measuring 760 feet from north to south by 800 feet from east

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Masjid, Pilkhana

🏛️MonumentASI

Masjid

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Monument in memory of the brave men who fell at the hour of victory at Gangiri

🏛️MonumentASI

Monument in memory of the brave men who fell at the hour of victory at Gangiri

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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