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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1996
Chiraigaon
Winner — 1996
VIRENDRA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 29.7%BJP 29.5%10 others 40.8%
Votes
46,121
29.7% share
Winning margin
400
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.2%
of 3,08,621
Chiraigaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 400 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENDRA SINGH | INC | 46,121 | 29.7% |
| 2 | MAYA SHANKAR PATHAK | BJP | 45,721 | 29.5% |
| 3 | VIRENDRA NATH SINGH | United Front | 35,541 | 22.9% |
| 4 | PAARAS | AD | 20,199 | 13.0% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR RAJBHAR | IND | 1,991 | 1.3% |
| 6 | CHANDRAGUPTA MAURY | SSD | 1,464 | 0.9% |
| 7 | GAURI SHANAR | IND | 964 | 0.6% |
| 8 | AMARJEET SINGH | IND | 904 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAM PALAT SETH | IND | 671 | 0.4% |
| 10 | NARENDRA NATH DUBEY (ADIG) | ABJS | 621 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ASHOK | IND | 529 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM SAGAR | IND | 332 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (382nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.3% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
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382nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
349th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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12th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.7%BJP 29.5%SP 22.9%AD 13.0%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%
What's nearby?
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