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Uttar Pradesh · PC 74 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Machhlishahr

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.2%BSP 47.2%14 others 5.6%
Votes
4,88,397
47.2% share
Winning margin
181
0.0% of votes
Total votes cast
10,34,925
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)
NDA (NDA)
4,88,39747.2%
2
Tribhuvan Ram (T.Ram)
SP-BSP-RLD alliance (popularly 'Mahagathbandhan'/'Gathbandhan'), UP 2019
4,88,21647.2%
3
Raj Nath
SBSP
11,2231.1%
NOTA
NOTA
10,8301.1%
5
Dr. Amarnath Paswan
JANADIP
7,6220.7%
6
Deepak Kumar (Nanhe)
IND
5,0190.5%
7
Ram Naresh
MADP
4,2730.4%
8
Gangaram
IND
3,1680.3%
9
Deep Chand Ram Urf B.D.O Sahab
KBD
2,8140.3%
10
Chanchal Kumar
RSPS
2,6200.3%
11
Garib
MHD
2,4770.2%
12
Rajkeshar
SJSMP
2,0410.2%
13
Brijesh Kumar
1,9990.2%
14
Nandlal
BHAPRAP
1,4910.1%
15
Jitendra
BMVSP
1,4250.1%
16
Dasharath
PRJP
1,3100.1%

Average turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.0% · max 55.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
58th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%BSP 47.2%OTH 4.6%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,94,204
Density
1113 / km²
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,038 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Woollen Carpets (Dari)
🏛️

Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hind’s palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hind’s palace

🏛️

Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra

🏛️MonumentASI

Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra

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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