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Winner — 1995

DEELIP VARMA
CVP
CVP 50.6%JD 31.8%16 others 17.6%
Votes
50,867
50.6% share
Winning margin
18,858
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,60,863

Sikta is a safe seat — DEELIP VARMA won by 18.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEELIP VARMA
CVP
50,86750.6%
2
FAIAZUL AZAM
Janata Dal
32,00931.8%
3
BIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTA
CPI(ML)(L)
7,4087.4%
4
KHURSHED ALAM
Samajwadi Party
2,2862.3%
5
RAMA KANT PRASAD
1,7401.7%
6
AINUL HASSAN SHEIKH
SJP(R)
1,4621.4%
7
HARISH CHANDRA PD.
BJP
1,2991.3%
8
RISHI RAM
IND
1,1031.1%
9
SURENDRA PD. JAISWAL
INC
4480.5%
10
SAHID GOHANI
IND
2940.3%
11
HARI SHANKAR THAKUR
2830.3%
12
FAIZUL HAQUE
IND
2810.3%
13
MD. YUNUS
IND
2650.3%
14
ISWAM ANSARI
IND
2610.3%
15
ADYA BHAGAT
IND
1840.2%
16
RAMTULLAH MIAN
IND
1700.2%
17
RAM CHANDRA PD. VYAHUT
IND
1280.1%
18
ASHOK PRASAD
IND
1220.1%

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 (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CVP 50.6%JD 31.8%CPI(ML)(L) 7.4%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

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Ashokan column

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

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Vadic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vadic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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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