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Uttar Pradesh · PC 72 · 2019

Ballia

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Virendra Singh
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.4%SP 45.8%9 others 6.8%
Votes
4,69,114
47.4% share
Winning margin
15,519
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
9,89,732
Candidates
11
Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Virendra Singh
NDA (NDA)
4,69,11447.4%
2
Sanatan Pandey
SP-BSP-RLD alliance (popularly 'Mahagathbandhan'/'Gathbandhan'), UP 2019
4,53,59545.8%
3
Vinod
SBSP
35,9003.6%
NOTA
NOTA
9,6151.0%
5
Major Ramesh Chandra Upadhyay
IND
5,4400.6%
6
ARVIND
BJNP
4,0250.4%
7
GOPAL RAM KHARWAR
4,0020.4%
8
Janmejay Kumar Prajapati
BSSPA
2,4540.3%
9
Seema Chauhan
JANKRPR
2,4530.3%
10
OM PRAKASH PANDEY
IND
1,7750.2%
11
Uday Prakash
JRPa
1,3590.1%

Low turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.3% · max 55.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
72nd of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%SP 45.8%OTH 5.8%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bindi (Tikuli)

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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