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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1996

Shohratgarh

Winner — 1996

RAVINDRA PRATAP URF PAPPU CHAUDHARY
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.0%INC 27.5%12 others 34.5%
Votes
46,346
38.0% share
Winning margin
12,860
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,19,749

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA PRATAP URF PAPPU CHAUDHARY
BJP
46,34638.0%
2
DINESH SINGH
INC
33,48627.5%
3
KAMLA SAHNI
United Front
33,39827.4%
4
SHIV LAL
IND
2,6172.1%
5
NIZAMUDDIN
NLP
1,8551.5%
6
RADHEY SHYAM
BHJS
8000.7%
7
MOTI LAL
IND
7690.6%
8
BRIJESH KUMAR
IND
6820.6%
9
RAM CHHABILEY
IND
6400.5%
10
JAYA RAM CHAUHAN
IND
3920.3%
11
SADHU
AD
3480.3%
12
RAJENDRA KUMAR
IND
2790.2%
13
AKBAL
IND
2660.2%
14
SUSHIL
IND
810.1%

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.

Low turnout (326th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
326th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
378th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
284th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.0%INC 27.5%SP 27.4%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
Cemetery at Marion,

Cemetery at Marion,

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery at Marion,

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan,

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

🏛️MonumentASI

Masjid connected with Asaf-ud-daulah, inside Asaf-ud-daulaJs Imambara.

🏛️

Memorial pillar marking the site of the pre-mutiny residency in the old Mariaon Cantonment,

🏛️MonumentASI

Memorial pillar marking the site of the pre-mutiny residency in the old Mariaon Cantonment,

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

🏛️MonumentASI

Nasir-ud-din Haidergs Karbala in Daliganj.

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

🏛️MonumentASI

Picture Gallery Hussainabad Baradari,

Rumi Darwaza,

Rumi Darwaza,

🏛️MonumentASI

Rumi Darwaza,

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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