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Azamgarh

Winner — 2008 by-election

AKBAR AHAMAD DAMPI
BSP 37.3%BJP 28.4%13 others 34.3%
Votes
2,27,341
37.3% share
Winning margin
54,252
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,09,521
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKBAR AHAMAD DAMPI
2,27,34137.3%
2
RAMAKANT YADAV
1,73,08928.4%
3
BALRAM YADAV
1,56,62125.7%
4
AHSAN KHAN
11,2101.8%
5
RAMASHRAYA
IND
6,5521.1%
6
DAN BAHADUR YADAV
IND
6,1821.0%
7
SATYENDRA CHAUHAN
JP(S)
5,9751.0%
8
RAM BHAROS
BUM
4,6160.8%
9
PARAS NATH
IND
4,0900.7%
10
MURALI RAM
IND
2,9500.5%
11
ABU SUFIYAN
IJP
2,8620.5%
12
MOSIR AHMAD
IND
2,4420.4%
13
ANCHAL
IND
2,3720.4%
14
DHIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH
2,0630.3%
15
INDRA KUMAR
IND
1,1560.2%

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 (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.0% · max 54.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
43rd of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
52nd of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 37.3%BJP 28.4%SP 25.7%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,81,810
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,311 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.4%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation33.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.4%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.6%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

17 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Milk Processing (Desi Ghee) and Milk Products🏺Plastic Products🏺Textile Products and Tailoring and Garment Embroidery🏺Zinc Utensils
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Ekdil Gateway

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Jami Masjid with its appurtenances

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Jami Masjid with its appurtenances

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Kos Minar in field no. 194/1/(191/1)

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Kos Minar in field no. 194/1/(191/1)

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Kos Minar in field no. 215-1

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Kos Minar in field no. 215-1

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Kos Minar in field no. 684 and 685, Panhar

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Kos Minar in field no. 684 and 685, Panhar

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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