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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1951
Banaras City North
Winner — 1951
SHAIKH MOHD. ABDUL SAMAD
INC 47.6%BJS 29.7%5 others 22.7%
Votes
19,684
47.6% share
Winning margin
7,422
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.1%
of 85,838
Banaras City North is a safe seat — SHAIKH MOHD. ABDUL SAMAD won by 18.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAIKH MOHD. ABDUL SAMAD | 19,684 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | SAHU BISHWANATH PD. ALIAS JHINGAN SAHU | 12,262 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | RAJA RAM | 5,946 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | CHAUBE KAMALAKER | IND | 1,837 | 4.5% |
| 5 | MURLIDHAR | IND | 688 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SHARMA LAKSHMI NARAIN | KMPP | 490 | 1.2% |
| 7 | KABIR AHAMAD | IND | 403 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (370th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.3% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
370th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
81st of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%BJS 29.7%SP 14.4%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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