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Azamgarh

Winner — 2022 by-election

Dinesh Lal Yadav "Nirahua"
BJP 34.4%SP 33.4%11 others + NOTA 32.2%
Votes
3,12,768
34.4% share
Winning margin
8,679
0.9% of votes
Total votes cast
9,09,407
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 candidates + NOTA
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Dinesh Lal Yadav "Nirahua"
3,12,76834.4%
2
Dharmendra Yadav
3,04,08933.4%
3
Shah Alam Alias Guddu Jamali
2,66,21029.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
5,3690.6%
4
Dheeraj Srivastava
PGSP
2,9350.3%
5
Ravindra Nath Sharma
MADP
2,5970.3%
6
Rajiv Talwar
IND
2,5490.3%
7
Ramakant Yadav
IND
2,5350.3%
8
Virendra Kumar Nishad
IND
2,3770.3%
9
Jaynath Chauhan
JANKRPR
1,9520.2%
10
Amarawati
ALHP
1,7430.2%
11
Sarvar Ali
SRVRP
1,5190.2%
12
Ambrish Kumar Vijaita
IND
1,5150.2%
13
Pankaj Kumar Yadav
IND
1,2490.1%

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A close contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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0.9%

winning margin, share of votes

How many people voted?

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49%

of registered voters

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How many parties were really in the race?

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A crowded field

The top three took 97% of the votes.

Effective number of parties: 3.17 — counts each party by its share of the vote.

How much NOTA?

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0.6%

of votes went to NOTA, “None of the above”

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How often does it back the winner?

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…

How did the vote split?

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34.4%won by BJP
BJP 34.4%SP 33.4%BSP 29.3%Others 2.3%NOTA 0.6%

Azamgarh district · 46.1 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Black Pottery and Textile Products (Reshmi Sari).

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population (2011)
46,13,913
Density (2011)
1138 / km²
Sex ratio (2011)
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,054 km²
SC population25.4% (2011)
ST population0.2% (2011)

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
  • Hindu84.1%
  • Muslim15.6%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Christian0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet (Census 2011)

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water15.5% (2011)
Electric lighting27.8% (2011)
Toilet at home20.5% (2011)

Health and family (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)54.3%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 1812.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.6%
Health insurance9.0%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery🏺Textile Products (Reshmi Sari)
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Inscribed stone pillar

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Inscribed stone pillar

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Monuments of Captains Wilsons and Jones

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Monuments of Captains Wilsons and Jones

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Old British Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Old British Cemetery

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Tomb of Abhiman

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Tomb of Abhiman

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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