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Winner — 2008
JASWANT SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.7%BSP 30.9%10 others 37.4%
Votes
34,662
31.7% share
Winning margin
835
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,92,649
Nerela was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 835 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASWANT SINGH | INC (UPA) | 34,662 | 31.7% |
| 2 | SHARAD KUMAR | BSP | 33,827 | 30.9% |
| 3 | AJIT SINGH | NDA | 29,752 | 27.2% |
| 4 | RAJ SINGH KHATRI | IND | 5,041 | 4.6% |
| 5 | AMIT KUMAR | NDA | 1,704 | 1.6% |
| 6 | KULDEEP | UPA | 1,078 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RISHA | IND | 925 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SHYAM LAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 882 | 0.8% |
| 9 | HARIOM SHARMA | Samajwadi Party | 484 | 0.4% |
| 10 | VISHAL | RWS | 437 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 377 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAGHBIR SINGH | IND | 320 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
27th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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34th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%BSP 30.9%BJP 27.2%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.83 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.