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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Shahganj

Winner — 1985

DEEP CHANDRA
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 45.0%INC 35.7%8 others 19.3%
Votes
21,956
45.0% share
Winning margin
4,522
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
30.0%
of 1,62,899

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEEP CHANDRA
Lok Dal
21,95645.0%
2
BALI KARAN
INC
17,43435.7%
3
SANJAY KUMAR RAO
IND
3,1996.5%
4
SOMARU
BJP
1,3042.7%
5
JHINKU
Janata
1,2632.6%
6
OM PRAKASH
IND
1,0292.1%
7
BHOLA
IND
8321.7%
8
JIYA LAL
IND
8231.7%
9
HARI LAL
6851.4%
10
PUDDAN
IND
2870.6%

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.

Average turnout (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.1% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
202nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 45.0%INC 35.7%IND 6.5%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Moonj products
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Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

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