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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1996

Birapur

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Winner — 1996

SHIVAKANT
BJP· BJP
BJP 35.0%JD 28.9%14 others 36.2%
Votes
46,946
35.0% share
Winning margin
8,245
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
50.3%
of 2,66,945

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVAKANT
BJP
BJP
46,94635.0%
2
ZAHIRUL HASAN
JD
United Front
38,70128.9%
3
SHAYAM KISHORE SUKLA
INC
INC
21,27915.9%
4
RAMDEV
IND
12,4569.3%
5
RAJENDRA PRASAD
AD
9,4797.1%
6
MUJAMMIS
IND
1,0940.8%
7
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
7080.5%
8
KAMTA PRASAD
BHJS
5870.4%
9
RAM BAGHEL
ABJS
5160.4%
10
RANVIJAY SINGH
IND
4700.3%
11
A.RASHID
BSP(R)
4270.3%
12
SHAYAM SUNDER
IND
4030.3%
13
SHIVAKANT
IND
3910.3%
14
BIPAT
IND
3550.3%
15
ABDUL JABBAR
IND
1930.1%
16
GOKUL
IND
1380.1%

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
6.2%
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
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.0%JD 28.9%INC 15.9%IND 9.3%AD 7.1%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,48,359
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
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A large obelisk of red sandstone

🏛️MonumentASI

A large obelisk of red sandstone

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