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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1996

Barhaj

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Winner — 1996

PREM PRAKASH
BSP· BSP
BSP 33.8%BJP 33.4%9 others 32.8%
Votes
42,555
33.8% share
Winning margin
447
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
52.2%
of 2,41,516

Barhaj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 447 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM PRAKASH
BSP
BSP
42,55533.8%
2
DURGA PRASAD MISRA
BJP
BJP
42,10833.4%
3
KUNTI
SP
United Front
37,51729.8%
4
RAM JEE GIRI
IND
1,0800.9%
5
VIJAI KUMAR
IND
7940.6%
6
RAJ BAHADUR
BHJS
6310.5%
7
VINOD
IND
3430.3%
8
RAM DHYAN
IND
3320.3%
9
RAVINDRA MISRA
IND
3110.3%
10
VIRENDRA
IND
2650.2%
11
RAJENDRA
IND
1170.1%

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 (107th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
107th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
254th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 33.8%BJP 33.4%SP 29.8%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,96,184
Density
595 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,021 km²
SC population25.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity15.1%
Sanitation27.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.3%
Children fully vaccinated56.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.9%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.3%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Plastic Products🏺Zinc Utensils

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