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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1985

Birapur

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Winner — 1985

RAM RAJ SHUKLA
INC· INC
INC 30.0%LKD 28.9%22 others 41.1%
Votes
21,373
30.1% share
Winning margin
852
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
41.4%
of 1,71,760

Birapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 852 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM RAJ SHUKLA
INC
INC
21,37330.1%
2
RAM DEO DUBEY
LKD
Lok Dal
20,52128.9%
3
MANSA AHMAD
IND
9,07812.8%
4
RAJA RAM
IND
6,2038.7%
5
NIZAMUDDIN
IND
3,7215.2%
6
PRAM CHANDRA
BJP
BJP
1,7792.5%
7
ONKAR NATH
IND
1,1061.6%
8
RAM NARESH
IND
9731.4%
9
SHIV VAPADUR
IND
7161.0%
10
PREM DHAR DUWEDI
IND
5890.8%
11
RAM SIROMANI
IND
5890.8%
12
MOHD. YAKUB
IND
5750.8%
13
GANGOTARI
IND
5710.8%
14
RAM SAMUJH
IND
5710.8%
15
RAM LAL
IND
5580.8%
16
JOKHU LAL
DDP
4490.6%
17
ANIL KUMAR
JNP
Janata
4170.6%
18
KALIMUDDIN
IND
3320.5%
19
SALI AHMAD
IND
2880.4%
20
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
2670.4%
21
RAJENDRA MANI
IND
1350.2%
22
RUDRA PAL SINGH
IND
1270.2%
23
VAZIR AHMAD
IND
1150.2%
24
RAMA SHANKAR
IND
760.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
64th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
301st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
286th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%LKD 28.9%IND 12.8%IND 8.7%IND 5.2%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,48,359
Density
1080 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,120 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Muslim 34.5%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.4%
Electricity36.6%
Sanitation62.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate53.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Goldsmith Industry🏺Zari and Zardozi
🏛️

A large obelisk of red sandstone

🏛️MonumentASI

A large obelisk of red sandstone

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