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Uttar Pradesh · PC 71 · 2009

Salempur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR
BSP· BSP
BSP 27.5%INC 24.7%23 others 47.8%
Votes
1,75,088
27.5% share
Winning margin
18,305
2.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,35,722
Candidates
25
Seat history

2 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR
BSP
BSP
1,75,08827.5%
2
DR. BHOLA PANDEY
INC
UPA
1,56,78324.7%
3
HARIKEWAL
SP
1,35,41421.3%
4
RAVISHANKAR SINGH \PAPPU\
JD(U)
NDA
89,61214.1%
5
FATE BAHADUR
SBSP
16,2402.5%
6
IZHAR
PECP
10,9581.7%
7
PARASURAM
IND
6,9831.1%
8
RAMDAYAL
JPS
5,2230.8%
9
SRIRAM
CPI(ML)(L)
4,0680.6%
10
FULENDRA
IND
4,0250.6%
11
RAMCHARAN
PDF
3,5020.6%
12
SANJAY
IND
3,3350.5%
13
ZUBAIR
NELU
3,1590.5%
14
AMEER
IND
2,8960.5%
15
JANG BAHADUR
BSD
2,8030.4%
16
MAN JI
IND
2,4980.4%
17
RAMASHRAY CHAUHAN
MOP
2,2850.4%
18
HARISHCHAND
EKSP
1,9490.3%
19
RAMNAWAMI YADAV
SWJP
1,6970.3%
20
MAHESH
IND
1,5690.3%
21
SARVDAMAN
IND
1,5020.2%
22
RAJENDRA ALIAS RAJAN
IND
1,3910.2%
23
SATISH
IND
1,2350.2%
24
SHAILENDRA
IND
8350.1%
25
VINDHACHAL
IND
6720.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.4% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
77th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 27.5%INC 24.7%SP 21.3%JD(U) 14.1%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,39,774
Density
1087 / km²
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,981 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population3.4%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity24.9%
Sanitation25.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.0%
Children fully vaccinated62.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.2%
Women literate70.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel53.8%
Health insurance10.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bindi (Tikuli)
🏛️

Extensive mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound

📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Mound of brick ruins

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound of brick ruins

📍Google MapsOSM

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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