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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 385 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Shikarpur

Winner — 1989

GANGA RAM
JD· National Front
JD 50.5%INC 35.0%10 others 14.6%
Votes
41,938
50.5% share
Winning margin
12,901
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.8%
of 1,70,382

Shikarpur is a safe seat — GANGA RAM won by 15.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGA RAM
National Front
41,93850.5%
2
RAJ KUMAR
INC
29,03735.0%
3
RAM PRASAD
IND
5,8967.1%
4
CHANDAR PAL
3,3974.1%
5
GIRDHARI LAL
IND
1,0071.2%
6
TEJA
IND
6330.8%
7
KANCHHI
4170.5%
8
OM PAL
IND
2730.3%
9
MAWASI ALIAS MAWASI RAM SHASTREE
IND
1690.2%
10
SURESH
IND
1220.1%
11
MAN SINGH
IND
930.1%
12
SHAH PAL
LKD(B)
840.1%

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.

Average turnout (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
94th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.5%INC 35.0%IND 7.1%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,76,841
Density
2395 / km²
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,535 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.7%
Electricity62.0%
Sanitation54.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
🏛️

Remains of a fine massive brick fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of a fine massive brick fort

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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