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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1996

Mughalsarai

Winner — 1996

CHHABBU PATEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 35.7%SP 30.9%7 others 33.5%
Votes
50,318
35.7% share
Winning margin
6,766
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.2%
of 2,55,602

A closely fought contest. CHHABBU PATEL won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHABBU PATEL
BJP
50,31835.7%
2
RAM KISHUN
United Front
43,55230.9%
3
MOHD.HALIM
BSP
41,44829.4%
4
SATNAM
IND
1,8911.3%
5
SATYA NARAYAN
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6481.2%
6
NIHAL
BHJS
1,0790.8%
7
LAL BAHADUR
AD
5050.4%
8
SIYA RAM
BSP(R)
4950.3%
9
SHIV NARAYAN
IND
1780.1%

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 (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.5% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
235th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
262nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
108th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%SP 30.9%BSP 29.4%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Extensive mound & a group of Hindu Sculptures,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound & a group of Hindu Sculptures,

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Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint John-s Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

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Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

🏛️

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

🏛️

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

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Square sand-stone pillar bearing an inscription of Mahipala-deva dated 5.974 in the Municipal…

🏛️MonumentASI

Square sand-stone pillar bearing an inscription of Mahipala-deva dated 5.974 in the Municipal Garden attached to the Town Hall.

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The collection of miscellaneous antiquities from different parts of the District grouped round the…

🏛️MonumentASI

The collection of miscellaneous antiquities from different parts of the District grouped round the Asni pillar of Mahipala-deva in the Municipal Garden attached to the Town Hall.

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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