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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1969Reserved (SC)

Shahabad

Winner — 1969

BANSHI DHAR
BKD 50.7%INC 35.7%2 others 13.6%
Votes
22,430
50.7% share
Winning margin
6,620
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
40.9%
of 1,08,284

A clear win with a 15.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANSHI DHAR
22,43050.7%
2
JAGAN SINGH
INC
15,81035.7%
3
KHOB CHAND
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
3,4867.9%
4
BANSHI RAM
IND
2,5175.7%

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 (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
19th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
306th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 50.7%INC 35.7%BJS 7.9%IND 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,40,221
Density
818 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,249 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Muslim 40.8%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.1%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation53.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.1%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate61.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel45.4%
Health insurance8.3%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Musical Instruments (Dholak)🏺Readymade Garments
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A large mound, the site of an ancient temple, where life sized statues

🏛️MonumentASI

A large mound, the site of an ancient temple, where life sized statues

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Talib Khan's Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Talib Khan's Tomb

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Tomb of Abdul Ghafur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Abdul Ghafur Shah

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Tomb of the grand son of Abdul Ghafur Shah and Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of the grand son of Abdul Ghafur Shah and Mosque

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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