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Uttar Pradesh · PC 78 · 1998

Bulandshahr

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

CHHATTARPAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.1%SP 27.4%8 others 32.5%
Votes
2,48,212
40.5% share
Winning margin
78,538
12.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,18,710
Candidates
10
Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHATTARPAL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
2,48,21240.5%
2
KIRANPAL SINGH
SP
1,69,67427.7%
3
IMTIYAZ MOHD. KHAN
BSP
1,61,23526.3%
4
VIRENDRA SINGH LAUR
BKKGP
23,2803.8%
5
ANISA
IND
4,4890.7%
6
BANI SINGH
IND
2,2710.4%
7
SADIQ HUSSAN
RAS
1,2050.2%
8
SOMESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,1020.2%
9
HEM SINGH
IND
7160.1%
10
RAJ KUMAR
AJBP
6080.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 52.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
66th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
10th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.5%SP 27.7%BSP 26.3%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,78,213
Density
1555 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,015 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.1%

Figures are for Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.3%
Electricity37.9%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel39.9%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handmade carpet of Bhadohi
🏛️

British Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

British Cemetery

📍Google MapsOSM

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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