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Uttar Pradesh · PC 56 · 1998

Allahabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.2%SP 32.8%19 others 28.0%
Votes
2,65,232
39.7% share
Winning margin
43,290
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,76,551
Candidates
21
Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI
NDA (NDA)
2,65,23239.7%
2
SHAYAMA CHARAN GUPTA
2,21,94233.2%
3
DR. K.P. SRIVASTAVA
1,14,17917.1%
4
DAL BAHADUR SINGH
29,0924.3%
5
DR. KAILASH NATH SINGH PATEL
AD
22,2103.3%
6
BRIJESH KUMAR
IND
2,7940.4%
7
MOHAMMAD AHMAD
1,9490.3%
8
PHOOL CHAND
IND
1,8490.3%
9
SHOBH NATH
IND
1,3690.2%
10
KAMICHCHHA PRASAD
ABJS
1,1660.2%
11
JEET LAL YADAV
ALD
1,1370.2%
12
RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH
IND
9230.1%
13
SUDAMA
IND
6360.1%
14
SHANKER LAL KUSHWAHA
IND
6060.1%
15
K.P. MISRA
AJBP
5770.1%
16
RAJIT RAM MISHRA
IND
5410.1%
17
AJAY SINGH
IND
5390.1%
18
PT. RAJESHWAR PRASAD TIWARI
IND
5220.1%
19
SAHID KAMAL ABBAS ALIAS SHAHID MAJDOON
3170.1%
20
KAMLESH KUMAR
IND
3140.1%
21
AMAR CHANDRA JAISWAL
IND
1890.0%

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 (35th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.3% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
35th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
6th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.7%SP 33.2%BSP 17.1%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts
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Large brick strewn Khera being the ruins of an apparently Buddhist

🏛️MonumentASI

Large brick strewn Khera being the ruins of an apparently Buddhist

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The Domes & buildings inside the inner enclosure including the ancient walls of the inner enclosure…

🏛️MonumentASI

The Domes & buildings inside the inner enclosure including the ancient walls of the inner enclosure of Saiyid Salar Masaud崰s celebrated Dargah,

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The Tomb of Rajab SaLar alias Hatila Salar,

🏛️MonumentASI

The Tomb of Rajab SaLar alias Hatila Salar,

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Tomb of Salar Saifuddin alias Surkhru Salar, Durgah Road.

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Salar Saifuddin alias Surkhru Salar, Durgah Road.

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