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Winner — 1995

AWADH BIHARI SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 27.0%IND 26.3%15 others 46.7%
Votes
30,712
27.0% share
Winning margin
779
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,72,133

Bahadurganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 779 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
BJP
30,71227.0%
2
JAHIDUR RAHMAN
IND
29,93326.3%
3
SAUD ALAM
INC
13,50611.9%
4
SAMIM ALAM
IND
10,6719.4%
5
ISLAMUDDIN BAGI
Janata Dal
8,5067.5%
6
NAZMUDDIN
IND
7,0736.2%
7
FAIYAZ ALAM
Samajwadi Party
4,7604.2%
8
BASIRUDDIN
IND
2,2442.0%
9
ABDUL QUDUS ANSARI
BPP
1,6181.4%
10
AHSAN REJA
1,4811.3%
11
ABDUL SUBHAN
IND
6890.6%
12
KHALILUR RAHMAN
IND
6060.5%
13
MOHIT ALAM
IND
5740.5%
14
TASLIM
IND
5570.5%
15
ANWAR ALAM
IND
3220.3%
16
SAMIRUDDIN
IND
2930.3%
17
AZMUDDIN
SJP(R)
2840.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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.

Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 27.0%IND 26.3%INC 11.9%IND 9.4%JD 7.5%IND 6.2%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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