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Ghosi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

DARA SINGH CHAUHAN
BSP· BSP
BSP 28.8%SP 20.9%14 others 50.3%
Votes
2,20,695
28.8% share
Winning margin
60,945
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,65,865
Candidates
16
Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DARA SINGH CHAUHAN
BSP
2,20,69528.8%
2
ARSHAD JAMAL ANSARI
1,59,75020.9%
3
SUDHA RAI
UPA
1,50,24219.6%
4
RAM IQBAL
NDA
95,34012.4%
5
RAMESH ALIAS RAJU SINGH
SBSP
58,5777.7%
6
ATUL KUMAR SINGH ANJAN
Left
21,9472.9%
7
KAILASH YADAV
PECP
15,8772.1%
8
AKHILESH
JPS
14,9451.9%
9
PALAKDHARI
IND
8,1731.1%
10
HARISH CHANDRA
RJPK
5,1520.7%
11
SUJIT KUMAR
IND
5,1360.7%
12
RAKESH
IND
2,5420.3%
13
ZAKIR HUSSAIN
IND
2,1800.3%
14
RAM BADAN KAUL
BSA
2,0510.3%
15
LALJI RAJBHAR
BSD
1,6480.2%
16
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
1,6100.2%

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 56.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
56th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
78th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 28.8%SP 20.9%INC 19.6%BJP 12.4%SBSP 7.7%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,05,968
Density
1288 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,713 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population1.0%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.1%
Electricity46.7%
Sanitation27.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated59.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.3%
Women literate72.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel54.2%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Powerloom Textile
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A banyan grove containing traces of ancient building

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A banyan grove containing traces of ancient building

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Ancient Site, Ghosi

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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Ancient site, Garhwa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site

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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