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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996

Bijnor

Winner — 1996

RAJA GAZAFFAR
BSP· BSP
BSP 44.8%BJP 29.2%9 others 26.0%
Votes
74,680
44.8% share
Winning margin
26,007
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.4%
of 2,51,054

Bijnor is a safe seat — RAJA GAZAFFAR won by 15.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJA GAZAFFAR
BSP
74,68044.8%
2
TEJPAL SINGH
BJP
48,67329.2%
3
SUKHVEER SINGH
BKKGP
40,37524.2%
4
MEENA KHAN
IND
8380.5%
5
QAZI ZIAURREHMAN
IND
5480.3%
6
ISHAWAR CHAND
BHJS
5440.3%
7
VINAY GIRI
IND
2540.1%
8
KRISHAN KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
2360.1%
9
WAZIR
KVP
2280.1%
10
SHAHAB ALI KHAN
IND
1710.1%
11
VINEET KUMAR
IND
640.0%

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.

Average turnout (120th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
120th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
335th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 44.8%BJP 29.2%BKKGP 24.2%OTH 1.7%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Crafts
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Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

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Well, Mandawar

🏛️MonumentASI

Well

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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