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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DILIP VERMA
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 27.4%IND 20.4%14 others 52.2%
Votes
26,161
27.4% share
Winning margin
6,657
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.5%
of 1,85,625

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP VERMA
Samajwadi Party
26,16127.4%
2
KHURSID ALAM ALIS FIROZ ALAM
IND
19,50420.4%
3
PREM SAGAR PRASAD
NDA
11,67212.2%
4
HASINA KHATOON
8,8649.3%
5
SUNIL KUMAR RAO
CPI(ML)(L)
8,0018.4%
6
KRISHNA PRASAD
5,1835.4%
7
SHAFFIUDDIN ALIAS TENI
4,4024.6%
8
HARENDRA PASWAN
IND
3,1333.3%
9
LAL BABU PRASAD
BSP
2,0882.2%
10
KHURSHID ALAM
1,7571.8%
11
SURESH PASWAN
IND
1,0421.1%
12
INDRA DEVI
IND
1,0311.1%
13
AJAY KUMAR MISHRA
IND
9751.0%
14
AKBAR MIAN
IND
7040.7%
15
SHAMBHU PRASAD YADAV
IND
5750.6%
16
MUKHLAL PASWAN
IND
4400.5%

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
7.0%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 27.4%IND 20.4%BJP 12.2%LJP 9.3%CPI(ML)(L) 8.4%NCP 5.4%OTH 16.9%

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

🏛️MonumentASI

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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