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Aligarh

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SHEELA GAUTAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 45.8%BSP 27.9%39 others 26.3%
Votes
2,33,130
46.6% share
Winning margin
91,048
18.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,09,245
Candidates
41
Seat history

All Candidates

41 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEELA GAUTAM
2,33,13046.6%
2
ABDUL KHALIQ
1,42,08228.4%
3
SRINATH CHATURVEDI
61,76712.3%
4
SATYA PAL MALIK
40,7898.2%
5
ASHOK KUMAR
AIIC(T)
6,2551.3%
6
JASPAL SINGH MAURIA
IND
6,2471.3%
7
AMARNATH
IND
9650.2%
8
RAHISH AHMED
IND
8740.2%
9
ABDUL WAHID
IND
7990.2%
10
LEHRI
IND
7320.1%
11
CHANDRA AGNIHOTRI
PSSS
6420.1%
12
KANHYA LAL
IND
4590.1%
13
OM PRAKASH
IND
3820.1%
14
DHARAM PAL SINGH
IND
3580.1%
15
SIDIQ ANSARI
IND
3450.1%
16
DALBIR SINGH
IND
3340.1%
17
PRABHU DAYAL
IND
3220.1%
18
G.D.KASHYAP
IND
3010.1%
19
RAMESH CHANDER
BLP
2720.1%
20
CHANDRA PAL
IND
2480.1%
21
ASHOK KUMAR ANURAGI
IND
2310.1%
22
AKHTAR ALAM
JP
2230.0%
23
JAI PRAKASH
IND
2150.0%
24
KAMAL SINGH
2150.0%
25
MAHINDRA
PPNMS
2100.0%
26
RAJIV DIWEDI
IND
2060.0%
27
ANIL
IND
2010.0%
28
GOPAL SINGH
IND
1900.0%
29
ALAM
IND
1700.0%
30
AVDHESH KUMAR
IND
1650.0%
31
DWAKRIKA PRASAD SHARMA
IND
1640.0%
32
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
1380.0%
33
RAKESH PATHAK
IND
1180.0%
34
KRISHAN SWAROOP
IND
1040.0%
35
MAHINDER PAL SHARMA
BSK
890.0%
36
RAGHU NATH SINGH
IND
860.0%
37
HARI SHANKAR
IND
840.0%
38
NAZMUDDIN
IND
730.0%
39
SUBHASH CHANDRA
IND
720.0%
40
S.S.GUPTA
IND
310.0%
41
PARVEZ ALAM SAFI
IND
260.0%

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.

Average turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
17th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%BSP 28.4%INC 12.3%SP 8.2%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,20,268
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,377 km²
SC population20.1%
ST population0.8%

Figures are for Ghazipur, 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 water11.2%
Electricity20.1%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.3%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel39.3%
Health insurance10.6%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ghazipur Wall Hangings
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Ancient mound, Tilmapur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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Ancient site consisting of ruined fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site consisting of ruined fort

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Buddhist site explored

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist site explored

🏛️

Closed cemetery /british cemetry

🏛️MonumentASI

Closed cemetery /british cemetry

🏛️

Large mound of brick ruins

🏛️MonumentASI

Large mound of brick ruins

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Large rectangular shaped mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Large rectangular shaped mound

🏛️

Long mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Long mound

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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