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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1996
Sahjanwa
Winner — 1996
TARKESHWAR PRASAD SHUKLA
BJP· BJP
BJP 29.2%BSP 28.2%11 others 42.6%
Votes
35,909
29.2% share
Winning margin
1,218
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.5%
of 2,25,684
Sahjanwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,218 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARKESHWAR PRASAD SHUKLA | BJP | 35,909 | 29.2% |
| 2 | DEO NARAIN URF G.M. SINGH | BSP | 34,691 | 28.2% |
| 3 | PRABHA RAWAT | United Front | 26,651 | 21.7% |
| 4 | ASHTBHUJA PRASAD TRIPATHI | IND | 10,601 | 8.6% |
| 5 | DIWAKAR SINGH | IND | 5,572 | 4.5% |
| 6 | PRADEEP | IND | 2,004 | 1.6% |
| 7 | KODAI NISHAD | IND | 1,822 | 1.5% |
| 8 | RADHEY SHYAM | JP | 1,456 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SHYAM DEO NISHAD | BHJS | 1,396 | 1.1% |
| 10 | RANJEET BAHADUR | IND | 1,243 | 1.0% |
| 11 | VIJAI NARAIN SINGH | QJD | 790 | 0.6% |
| 12 | PREM KUMAR VERMA | BKD(J) | 704 | 0.6% |
| 13 | RAJENDRA RAI | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
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 (322nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.1% · max 21.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
322nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.2%BSP 28.2%SP 21.7%IND 8.6%OTH 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,97,117
Density
856 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,436 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity37.2%
Sanitation16.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate71.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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