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Uttar Pradesh · PC 26 · 1996

Sultanpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

DEVENDRA BAHADUR RAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.6%SP 21.0%47 others 37.4%
Votes
2,38,843
42.5% share
Winning margin
1,18,284
21.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,74,530
Candidates
49
Seat history
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All Candidates

49 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA BAHADUR RAI
BJP
2,38,84342.5%
2
KAMRUZAMA FAUGI
SP
1,20,55921.5%
3
MOID AHMED
BSP
1,04,55218.6%
4
KEDARNATH SINGH
AIIC(T)
20,2383.6%
5
GIRIJESH KUMAR
IND
9,9441.8%
6
RAJ KARAN SINGH
INC
9,6801.7%
7
BRIZLAL NISHAD
IND
7,5021.3%
8
SHRIRAM
IND
5,3971.0%
9
MOHD. HAROON
AD
5,0320.9%
10
MASHOOD AHMED
IND
4,3340.8%
11
DEVENDRA PRATAP SINGH
IND
3,7580.7%
12
MERAZ AHMED
IND
3,4370.6%
13
SARAN GAUTAM
IND
3,2050.6%
14
SURYA PRAKASH MISHRA (NANHE)
IND
2,5760.5%
15
HAVALDAR
IND
2,0520.4%
16
TRIVENI PRASAD BHEEM
RPI
1,9860.3%
17
KOUSHAL KUMAR
SHS
1,4400.3%
18
RIZVAN
IND
1,1010.2%
19
RAMESH
IND
1,0610.2%
20
SAYEED ISRAT HUSSAIN
IND
1,0270.2%
21
GAFFAR
IND
9080.2%
22
TRIBHUVAN SINGH
IND
8440.1%
23
SAROJ
IND
8400.1%
24
ZAMEEL AHMED KHAN
IND
8030.1%
25
INDRADEV
IND
7510.1%
26
RAMAKANTH
IND
6760.1%
27
ABDUL TAHIR
IND
6370.1%
28
LALTA PRASAD
IND
6330.1%
29
PHIRTURAM
IND
6320.1%
30
RAM GOPAL
IND
6090.1%
31
DHARMA NARAYAN
IND
5960.1%
32
RAM BODH
IND
4990.1%
33
JAY KUMAR
IND
4630.1%
34
KRIPASANKAR SINGH
IND
4540.1%
35
ARUN KUMAR TRIPATHI
IND
4290.1%
36
FAINKU
IND
4010.1%
37
AMARNATH
IND
3840.1%
38
VINAY KUMAR
IND
3620.1%
39
SHRAWAN KUMAR
IND
3610.1%
40
RAM KHILAVAN
IND
3550.1%
41
BAJRANG BALI
IND
3410.1%
42
ANAND SINGH
IND
3340.1%
43
SHIV PUJAN
IND
3280.1%
44
NAND KUMAR
IND
3060.1%
45
KRISHNA KUMAR
IND
2760.1%
46
CHANDRA BHUSAN
IND
2430.0%
47
PARAS NATH
IND
2320.0%
48
GOMATI PRASAD
IND
1490.0%
49
PATAN DEEN
IND
1460.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.3% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
7th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
57th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%SP 21.5%BSP 18.6%OTH 17.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,31,007
Density
551 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,686 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population0.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 24.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity23.0%
Sanitation44.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Women literate54.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Jami Masjid

Jami Masjid

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Jami Masjid

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