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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

RAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY
BSP· BSP
BSP 39.0%SP 32.8%18 others 28.1%
Votes
55,186
39.0% share
Winning margin
8,762
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
58.1%
of 2,43,112

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRASAD CHAUDHARY
BSP
BSP
55,18639.0%
2
MAHESH SINGH
SP
United Front
46,42432.8%
3
PREM SAGAR TRIPATHI
BJP
BJP
24,06517.0%
4
BABU RAM DUBEY
IND
4,7253.3%
5
LAL BAHADUR
BHJS
3,2162.3%
6
NIRMAL SINGH
IND
1,8661.3%
7
VIRENDRA SINGH GAUTAM
ABJS
7900.6%
8
RAM KOMAL
IND
7420.5%
9
BRAHM DEO
NMNP
6230.4%
10
HARENDRA SINGH
IND
6170.4%
11
PREM CHANDRA
IND
5740.4%
12
NARENDRA
IND
5310.4%
13
HRIDAI LAL NISHAD
IND
4570.3%
14
RAM SHIROMANI
IND
3500.3%
15
SHRINGARI DEVI
SSD
2520.2%
16
RAJA RAM
IND
2330.2%
17
MUNESHWAR
IND
2320.2%
18
PARMATMA
IND
2160.1%
19
GANESH SINGH
IND
1340.1%
20
RAM LOUT
CPI(ML)(L)
1320.1%

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 (241st), 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 12.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
241st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
73rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 39.0%SP 32.8%BJP 17.0%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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