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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Shahganj

Winner — 1991

RAM PARAS RAJAK ALIAS NATE
BJP· BJP
BJP 33.1%BSP 19.9%17 others 46.9%
Votes
27,862
33.1% share
Winning margin
11,098
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,97,559

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PARAS RAJAK ALIAS NATE
BJP
27,86233.1%
2
RAM DAWAR
16,76419.9%
3
DEEP CHAND SONKAR
JP
16,59019.7%
4
RAJWANTA PRASAD
Janata Dal
9,96911.9%
5
PAHALWAN RAWAT
INC
6,6547.9%
6
NAND LAL SONKAR
1,9052.3%
7
HARI RAM
Left
5600.7%
8
BABU RAM
IND
5330.6%
9
BALI RAM
IND
4240.5%
10
MOTI LAL
IND
3910.5%
11
BUDHOO RAM
3810.5%
12
LALTA PRASAD
IND
3640.4%
13
SHANKAR
IND
3630.4%
14
KANHAIYA LAL SONKAR
IND
3280.4%
15
SHEO PRASAD BHUSAN SHASTRI
IND
2940.3%
16
SHRI RAM GAUTAM
UPRP
2550.3%
17
CHHOTE LAL NIRBHAY
IND
2170.3%
18
PHOOL CHAND
IND
1150.1%
19
SALIQ RAM
IND
1060.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
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
419 seats · 210 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.1%BSP 19.9%JP 19.7%JD 11.9%INC 7.9%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
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Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

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Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta

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