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Uttar Pradesh · PC 5 · 1985 by-electionReserved (SC)

Bijnor(SC)

Winner — 1985 by-election

INC 37.6%LKD 36.1%9 others 26.3%
Votes
1,28,086
37.6% share
Winning margin
5,339
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,40,400
Candidates
11
Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.KUMARI(W)
1,28,08637.6%
2
R.B.PASWAN
1,22,74736.1%
3
M.WATI(W)
IND
61,50418.1%
4
A.SWARUP
IND
13,7664.0%
5
C.BHAN
IND
3,6841.1%
6
H.GOVIND
IND
3,2490.9%
7
R.LAL
IND
1,8500.5%
8
KANTI
IND
1,5830.5%
9
A.P.ALIAS P.D.GAUTAM
IND
1,4420.4%
10
S.R.SINGH
IND
1,3370.4%
11
J.SARAN
IND
1,1520.3%

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
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.2% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
15th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
64th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%LKD 36.1%IND 18.1%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

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Old Pathan Fort

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Old Pathan Fort

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Pathargarh Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Pathargarh Fort

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Portion of the old Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Portion of the old Palace

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Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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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