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Khalilabad

Winner — 2008 by-election

BHISHMA SHANKER ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI
BSP 37.5%SP 26.4%18 others 36.1%
Votes
2,18,393
37.5% share
Winning margin
64,632
11.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,82,383
Candidates
20
Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHISHMA SHANKER ALIAS KUSHAL TIWARI
2,18,39337.5%
2
BHAL CHANDRA YADAV
1,53,76126.4%
3
SANJAY JAISWAL
94,56516.2%
4
CHANDRASHAKHAR PANDEY
60,38410.4%
5
NIAMATULLAH
IND
7,9221.4%
6
JAVED HUSAIN
IND
5,4740.9%
7
MOHD. ARSHAD KHAN
IND
4,9060.8%
8
RAM CHANDRA
4,1680.7%
9
DHARMENDRA KUMAR ALIAS YADAV JEE
IND
3,8360.7%
10
RAM JANAK
IND
3,7370.6%
11
RAMANAND
IND
3,7040.6%
12
SUNIL PANDEY
IND
3,4940.6%
13
SUDHIR KUMAR
IND
3,3660.6%
14
POOLA DEVI
IND
3,2860.6%
15
GHAN SHYAM
IND
3,2530.6%
16
CHARBHARAN PRASAD
IND
2,9800.5%
17
RAM LAUT
IND
1,3910.2%
18
KANHAIYA DAS
IND
1,3260.2%
19
AMRENDRA
IND
1,3040.2%
20
CHANDRA BHAN GAUTAM
IND
1,1330.2%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.3% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
47th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
29th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 37.5%SP 26.4%INC 16.2%BJP 10.4%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Hardoi, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandloomGI
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Large Dih covered with broken bricks & pottery crowned with a small ruined temple of the 10th…

🏛️MonumentASI

Large Dih covered with broken bricks & pottery crowned with a small ruined temple of the 10th century A.D, Kherwa & Kajhgaon.

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Memorial Cemetery, Madhoganj,Bilgram

🏛️MonumentASI

Memorial Cemetery,

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Sanskrit inscription in the well of Gayadin Sukal,

🏛️MonumentASI

Sanskrit inscription in the well of Gayadin Sukal,

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Well near the Dargah of Makhdum Shah,

🏛️MonumentASI

Well near the Dargah of Makhdum Shah,

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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