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Uttar Pradesh · PC 45 · 1998
Azamgarh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
AKBAR AHMAD DAMPY
BSP· BSP
BSP 37.3%SP 36.5%10 others 26.2%
Votes
2,49,065
37.8% share
Winning margin
5,365
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,67,489
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKBAR AHMAD DAMPY | BSP | 2,49,065 | 37.8% |
| 2 | RAMAKANT YADAV | 2,43,700 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | YASHWANT | 1,24,594 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | RAM NARESH YADAV | 22,498 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | RAJU | IND | 4,633 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NUMAN | NLP | 3,189 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KUNDAN | IND | 2,722 | 0.4% |
| 8 | RAGHUPATI | IND | 2,556 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SITARAM | IND | 1,848 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VINOD | IND | 1,766 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMKEWAL | IND | 1,070 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJENRA | AJBP | 628 | 0.1% |
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 (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.7% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
45th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 37.8%SP 37.0%BJP 18.9%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,89,974
Density
370 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,565 km²
SC population27.7%
ST population0.1%
Figures are for Jalaun, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 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 water18.2%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate66.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance17.6%
What's nearby?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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