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Winner — 2000

VIJAY SHUKAL
IND
IND 62.2%RJD 22.4%15 others 15.4%
Votes
82,406
62.1% share
Winning margin
52,705
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,75,721

Lalganj is a safe seat — VIJAY SHUKAL won by 39.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY SHUKAL
IND
82,40662.1%
2
RAJ KUMAR SAH
RJD
29,70122.4%
3
BHARAT PRASAD SINGH
NCP
8,8656.7%
4
VIJAY KUMAR SAHNI
BPSP
4,8973.7%
5
HARI KISHORE SINGH
INC
2,1081.6%
6
YOGENDRA PRASAD SAHU
BSP
1,3121.0%
7
KEDAR NATH PRASAD
IND
8020.6%
8
RAJENDRA PD. YADAV
7690.6%
9
SHAILENDAR KUMAR KAUSIK
IND
2770.2%
10
RAJEEV KUMAR
IND
2730.2%
11
RAJAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
2720.2%
12
BRAHMANAND SINGH
IND
2710.2%
13
RAKESH RANJAN
NDA
1790.1%
14
SHYAM NARAIN SINGH
BJC(R)
1580.1%
15
SANJEEV KR. SARMA
1260.1%
16
LAL MOHAN PASWAN
IND
960.1%
17
SURESH KUMAR SINGH
Samajwadi Party
780.1%

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 (48th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.9% · max 54.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 62.1%RJD 22.4%NCP 6.7%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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