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Uttar Pradesh · PC 43 · 1998
Ballia
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
SJP(R)· SJP(R)
SJP(R) 40.5%BJP 36.0%10 others 23.5%
Votes
2,60,544
41.0% share
Winning margin
29,484
4.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,42,535
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR | SJP(R) SJP(R) | 2,60,544 | 41.0% |
| 2 | RAM KRISHNA URF GOPAL | 2,31,060 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | COL. BHARAT SINGH | 96,884 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | JAGANNATH CHAUDHARI | 33,764 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | DEONATH RAJBHAR | IND | 4,012 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA | IND | 3,198 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KAILASH CHAUDHARI | IND | 2,048 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAKALDEEP | IND | 1,599 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SATYANARAIN | IND | 681 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GHURAHU RAM | IND | 668 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DINESH | IND | 601 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DR. SWAMINATH YADAV | IND | 278 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
65th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SJP(R) 41.0%BJP 36.4%BSP 15.3%INC 5.3%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hosiery and Textile Products🏺Leather Products
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Sawada Kothi, Monument including flight of steps with the surrounding plateau.
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Sawada Kothi, Monument including flight of steps with the surrounding plateau.
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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.