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Winner — 1995

SIKANDER SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 29.5%INC 22.7%16 others 47.8%
Votes
34,691
29.5% share
Winning margin
7,952
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,98,940

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIKANDER SINGH
BJP
34,69129.5%
2
DR. MD. JAWED
INC
26,73922.7%
3
MD. SULEMAN
Janata Dal
20,87017.7%
4
CHOUDHARY KHALIKUZAMMA
Samajwadi Party
19,44016.5%
5
GUFRAN AHMAD
SJP(R)
7,9516.8%
6
TARA CHAND DHANUKA
3,3392.8%
7
PARWEEN KUMAR PASWAN
BPP
1,7691.5%
8
BHAGWAN SINGH
IND
5550.5%
9
SYED
IND
4650.4%
10
GOBINDA LAL YADAV
IND
4550.4%
11
RAM JALESHWAR RAM
3630.3%
12
YUNUS ALAM
IND
2540.2%
13
SYED BADRU DOJJA
IND
1640.1%
14
MD. SAMSUDDIN
IND
1550.1%
15
KRISHAN GOPAL AGARWAL
IND
1480.1%
16
MD. MUSTAQUE ALAM
IND
1260.1%
17
NURUL HODA
IND
1180.1%
18
AMNA MANJER
IND
680.1%

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.

High turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.5%INC 22.7%JD 17.7%SP 16.5%SJP(R) 6.8%OTH 6.8%

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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