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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1977

Shahabad

Winner — 1977

BRIJ BALLABH SINGH
IND
IND 30.4%INC 29.9%10 others 39.6%
Votes
15,673
30.4% share
Winning margin
276
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
41.2%
of 1,24,999

Shahabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 276 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ BALLABH SINGH
IND
15,67330.4%
2
RAM AUTAR DIXIT
INC
15,39729.9%
3
DADHICH SINGH
Janata
10,42020.2%
4
KRISHAN PRATAP SINGH
IND
3,3486.5%
5
PREM KUMAR
IND
2,5014.9%
6
SHITLA BUX SINGH
IND
1,0822.1%
7
RAM LAL
IND
9761.9%
8
MOHAMMAD ISTAFA
IND
8271.6%
9
SURESH CHANDRA
IND
6931.4%
10
KAMAL KISHORE
IND
2440.5%
11
MAYA PRAKASH
IND
1880.4%
12
HARI SHANKAR
IND
1230.2%

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.

Low turnout (346th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 46.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
346th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
388th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
180th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.4%INC 29.9%JNP 20.2%IND 6.5%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,18,797
Density
1093 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,041 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 9.3%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity79.7%
Sanitation46.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)26.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate63.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

20 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicrafts- Stone & Marble🏺Leather Products
Akbar's Tomb, gateway and walls round the ground

Akbar's Tomb, gateway and walls round the ground

🏛️MonumentASI

Akbar's Tomb, gateway and walls round the ground

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Dalans on the east and south sides of the great south gate and domed structure ..

🏛️MonumentASI

Dalans on the east and south sides of the great south gate and domed structure ..

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Guru-ka-Tal

🏛️MonumentASI

Guru-ka-Tal

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Itibari Khan's Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Itibari Khan's Mosque

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Jhun Jhun Katora

🏛️MonumentASI

Jhun Jhun Katora

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Kos Minar, Mile 04, Furlong 03

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar, Mile 04, Furlong 03

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Kos Minar, Mile-06, Furlong 07

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar, Mile-06, Furlong 07

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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