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Winner — 2020

SHAHNAWAZ
AIMIM· Grand Democratic Secular Front
AIMIM 34.2%RJD 30.0%8 others 35.8%
Votes
59,596
34.2% share
Winning margin
7,383
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.4%
of 2,93,347

A closely fought contest. SHAHNAWAZ won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

6 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAHNAWAZ
Grand Democratic Secular Front
59,59634.2%
2
SARFARAZ ALAM
52,21330.0%
3
RANJIT YADAV
NDA
48,93328.1%
4
SABA PERWEEN
IND
3,6962.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2,8441.6%
6
MD SHABBIR AHMAD
2,3501.4%
7
AFAQUE ANWAR
RSSCMJP
1,3880.8%
8
MOHD MOBINUL HAQUE
1,2430.7%
9
MANAWWAR ALI
JDR
9560.6%
10
RAM RATAN YADAV
AngSP
9190.5%

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

Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIMIM 34.2%RJD 30.0%BJP 28.1%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.41 Cr

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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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