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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1996

Bahraich

Winner — 1996

WAQAR AHMAD SHAH
SP· United Front
SP 38.2%BJP 32.2%13 others 29.6%
Votes
54,742
38.2% share
Winning margin
8,713
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.8%
of 2,43,490

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
WAQAR AHMAD SHAH
United Front
54,74238.2%
2
BRIJ RAJ TRIPATHI
BJP
46,02932.2%
3
M.S.KHAN
BSP
27,85319.5%
4
BHAGAUTI PRASAD
BSP(R)
6,4344.5%
5
ASHOK CHOPRA
IND
2,1911.5%
6
NANKEY
BHJS
2,1761.5%
7
SURYA KUMAR
SJP(R)
7000.5%
8
NAZAR MOHAMMAD
NMNP
5860.4%
9
ABDUL MANNAN
NDP
5240.4%
10
NAKEEB
IND
4600.3%
11
RAM AVTAR
IND
4500.3%
12
RASHID JAMEEL KHAN
RSPP
3890.3%
13
AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH
IND
3070.2%
14
RAM BAHADUR
IND
1580.1%
15
RAMESH KUMAR
AD
1410.1%

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.

High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.5% · max 25.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
39th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
192nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 38.2%BJP 32.2%BSP 19.5%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,83,992
Density
781 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,743 km²
SC population32.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.3%Muslim 19.9%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity12.9%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.8%
Children fully vaccinated65.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate53.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance23.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets (Dari)
🏛️

Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,

🏛️MonumentASI

Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,

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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