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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1996

Colonelganj

Winner — 1996

AJAI PRATAP SINGH URF LALLA BHAIYA
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.2%IND 25.3%15 others 36.5%
Votes
43,590
38.2% share
Winning margin
14,676
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
47.4%
of 2,40,921

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAI PRATAP SINGH URF LALLA BHAIYA
BJP
43,59038.2%
2
YOGESH PRATAP SINGH YOGESH BHAIYA
IND
28,91425.3%
3
SURESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI
United Front
18,47616.2%
4
VIKRAM VEER SHUKLA
BSP
10,0348.8%
5
ANIL KUMAR MISRA
3,7063.2%
6
RAM KAMAL GOSWAMI
RSPP
2,3562.1%
7
RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH URF GUTTEY SINGH
IND
8840.8%
8
HALBAL MAURYA
BHJS
8650.8%
9
NAND KUMAR SINGH
NMNP
8250.7%
10
PRAMOD MISRA (PRADHAN)
IND
7980.7%
11
UDAI BHAN
IND
7620.7%
12
RAM PAL SINGH
IND
7340.6%
13
SHYAM RAJ SINGH
IND
6870.6%
14
SHIV RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
5200.5%
15
OMKAR NATH
IND
5060.4%
16
RAM MANOHAR TIWARI
IND
4230.4%
17
ARUN KUMAR
IND
1350.1%

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 (311th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.2% · max 61.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
311th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
302nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
95th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.2%IND 25.3%CPI 16.2%BSP 8.8%OTH 11.5%

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?

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