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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1996

Balrampur

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Winner — 1996

VINAI KUMAR PANDEY BINNU
INC· INC
INC 43.5%BJP 39.0%12 others 17.5%
Votes
52,448
43.5% share
Winning margin
5,425
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.7%
of 2,33,188

A closely fought contest. VINAI KUMAR PANDEY BINNU won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINAI KUMAR PANDEY BINNU
INC
INC
52,44843.5%
2
HANUMANT SINGH
BJP
BJP
47,02339.0%
3
MAN BAHADUR SINGH
SP
United Front
15,38512.8%
4
DHANI RAM
BHJS
1,2531.0%
5
SURYA NARAIN
NLP
1,0050.8%
6
BEKARU
AD
8310.7%
7
INDRA BAHADUR
IND
5050.4%
8
GANGA RAM
IND
4650.4%
9
RAMESH CHANDRA
IND
4380.4%
10
GURU PRASAD
IND
4050.3%
11
LAXMAN PRASAD GUPTA
IND
3070.3%
12
BHARAT LAL
IND
2650.2%
13
SURYA LAL
IND
1620.1%
14
MOHD. ISRAIL
IND
1120.1%

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

Average turnout (310th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.6% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
310th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
329th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%BJP 39.0%SP 12.8%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Mound known as Kalhaur or Killo,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Kalhaur or Killo,

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