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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1996

Dhampur

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Winner — 1996

MOOL CHAND
SP· United Front
SP 36.0%BJP 33.5%12 others 30.5%
Votes
61,218
36.0% share
Winning margin
4,270
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
68.9%
of 2,46,681

A closely fought contest. MOOL CHAND won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOOL CHAND
SP
United Front
61,21836.0%
2
AJAY BALA
BJP
BJP
56,94833.5%
3
JAGRAM SINGH
BSP
BSP
47,75628.1%
4
FAYYAZ HUSAIN
IND
1,1880.7%
5
DHARAMPAL
IND
6810.4%
6
SHEVEER
IND
5840.3%
7
PARVENDRA
IND
4680.3%
8
AMICHAND
IBSP
3640.2%
9
TRISHANKOO
BHJS
3340.2%
10
BHUPENDRA
IND
1440.1%
11
GAJENDRA
IND
1070.1%
12
RAJARAM
IND
820.1%
13
VIRENDRA
IND
740.0%
14
KARAN SINGH
IND
380.0%

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 (119th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.1% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
119th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
272nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 36.0%BJP 33.5%BSP 28.1%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Crafts
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Old Pathan Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Pathan Fort

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