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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

BAWAN SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.6%IND 31.9%14 others 25.5%
Votes
49,143
42.6% share
Winning margin
12,348
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
50.8%
of 2,26,963

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAWAN SINGH
BJP
BJP
49,14342.6%
2
PANDIT DEEP NARAIN PANDEY
IND
36,79531.9%
3
RAJ BABU
INC
INC
15,56713.5%
4
ANIL KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
5,4204.7%
5
SAHAB DIN
IND
3,6903.2%
6
SIYA RAM TIWARI
BHJS
1,1691.0%
7
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
1,0690.9%
8
OM PRAKASH
IND
5640.5%
9
RAJDEO SINGH
IND
3920.3%
10
KAILASH NATH PANDEY
NMNP
3850.3%
11
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
3400.3%
12
AYODHYA
IND
2900.3%
13
LAXMI NARAIN
IND
1780.1%
14
MANGLI PRASAD
IND
1500.1%
15
VIKRAM SINGH
IND
1010.1%
16
RAM KAILASH TIWARI
IND
440.0%

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 (314th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
314th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
204th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.6%IND 31.9%INC 13.5%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,08,367
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,558 km²
SC population30.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 11.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.1%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation24.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.8%
Children fully vaccinated58.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.9%
Clean cooking fuel43.4%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products🏺Zari Zardozi
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Tomb of Qurban Mohammad,

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Qurban Mohammad,

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