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Uttar Pradesh · PC 55 · 2009

Ambedkar Nagar

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

RAKESH PANDEY
BSP· BSP
BSP 32.0%SP 29.2%20 others 38.8%
Votes
2,59,487
32.0% share
Winning margin
22,736
2.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,10,810
Candidates
22
Seat history

4 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH PANDEY
BSP
BSP
2,59,48732.0%
2
SHANKHLAL MAJHI
SP
2,36,75129.2%
3
VINAY KATIYAR
BJP
NDA
2,26,06727.9%
4
DINESH KUMAR RAJBHAR
SBSP
22,0752.7%
5
DEO PRASAD MISHRA
IND
10,0611.2%
6
NABAB ALI
IND
8,2421.0%
7
CHANDRA BHUSHAN
IND
5,2170.6%
8
IFTEKHAR AHMAD
IND
5,1950.6%
9
LALMAN
JPS
4,8980.6%
10
GAYADEEN
IND
3,9280.5%
11
PARASHU RAM
IND
3,4620.4%
12
PATANJALI JAITALI
IND
2,9530.4%
13
BAL MUKUND DHURIYA
CPI(ML)(L)
2,9090.4%
14
KAILASH KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
2,8960.4%
15
BASANT LAL
PECP
2,8440.3%
16
SRIRAM AMBESH
IND
2,7820.3%
17
SANTOSH KUMAR
ABHM
2,6430.3%
18
VIJAY KUMAR MAURYA
RASD
1,9000.2%
19
DR. LAL BAHADUR
IND
1,7300.2%
20
MANSHARAM
MADP
1,6520.2%
21
BHARTHARI
BRPP
1,5940.2%
22
RAM SUKH SAHOO
IND
1,5240.2%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 2.2% · max 38.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
13th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
48th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 32.0%SP 29.2%BJP 27.9%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Ambedkar Nagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Textiles
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Old Nawabi Mosque.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Nawabi Mosque.

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