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Winner — 1957

UMA PANDEY
INC· INC
INC 51.2%IND 27.6%1 others 21.2%
Votes
13,666
51.2% share
Winning margin
6,283
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
41.4%
of 64,507

Baniapur is a safe seat — UMA PANDEY won by 23.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMA PANDEY
13,66651.2%
2
SUKHDEO PRASAD
IND
7,38327.6%
3
MURARI OJHA
IND
5,66321.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%IND 27.6%IND 21.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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