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Winner — 2008 by-election

NEERAJ SHEKHAR
Socialist Party
SP 54.6%BSP 30.4%14 others 15.0%
Votes
2,95,736
54.6% share
Winning margin
1,31,286
24.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,41,614
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEERAJ SHEKHAR
SP
2,95,73654.6%
2
VINAY SHANKAR TEWARI
BSP
1,64,45030.4%
3
VIRENDRA SINGH
BJP
22,7234.2%
4
DR. UMA SHANKAR NISAD
SBSP
21,4494.0%
5
RAJIV UPADHYAY
INC
10,7552.0%
6
SHIV LAKHAN CHAUHAN
JPS
6,5911.2%
7
HAREESH
IND
5,9521.1%
8
BHEEM RAJBHAR
RLD
4,2570.8%
9
SHANKAR RAM RAWAT
IND
1,7350.3%
10
TEJ NARAYAN
IND
1,5270.3%
11
ASHOK
IND
1,3960.3%
12
BHRIGU NATH PANDEY
IND
1,1930.2%
13
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
VP
1,1280.2%
14
GAMA
IND
9530.2%
15
VISHWAMITRA
IJP
9330.2%
16
SURENDRA RAJBHAR
BSD
8360.1%

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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
76th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
79th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 54.6%BSP 30.4%OTH 15.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

🛕TempleWikidata
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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.

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