Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1996

Majhwa

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Winner — 1996

RAM CHANDRA

BJP· BJP

BJP 37.5%BSP 27.1%13 others 35.4%

Votes

54,472

37.5% share

Winning margin

15,059

10.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

60.8%

of 2,39,267

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1993 vs 1996

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RAM CHANDRA	BJP BJP	54,472	37.5%
2	BHAGWAT PAL	BSP BSP	39,413	27.1%	Inc
3	SHIV SHANKAR SINGH YADAV	SP United Front	32,029	22.0%
4	RAM NAGINA	AD	5,286	3.6%	DL
5	BHOLA NATH	IND	3,899	2.7%	DL
6	PHOOL KUMAR	PMSP	3,327	2.3%	DL
7	AVADH BIHARI	IND	1,602	1.1%	DL
8	GULAB SINGH	IND	1,381	0.9%	DL
9	RAM NARESH	GRC	967	0.7%	DL
10	RAJ KUMAR	JP	735	0.5%	DL
11	IQBAL	NLP	699	0.5%	DL
12	BACHCHE LAL	IND	484	0.3%	DL
13	BUDDHI RAM	IND	472	0.3%	DL
14	RAJENDRA	IND	437	0.3%	DL
15	SHANTI DEVI	IND	236	0.2%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

10.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

61%

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188th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.92

fewer partiesmore parties

145th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.3%

lowerhigher

15th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 37.5%BSP 27.1%SP 22.0%OTH 13.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

59,54,391

Density

1086 / km²

Sex ratio

901 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

5,482 km²

SC population22.0%

ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

86%HINDU

Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water28.1%

Electricity43.6%

Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births83.2%

Children fully vaccinated55.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%

Children underweight (under 5)32.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%

Women literate67.7%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%

Clean cooking fuel45.1%

Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

7 locations

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Known forDISTRICT

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Cave known as Sita-ki-Rasoi

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Cave known as Sita-ki-Rasoi

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Garhwa Fort

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Garhwa Fort

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Inscription of three lines of the Indo-Scythian period

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Inscription of three lines of the Indo-Scythian period

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Large stone dwelling house of Alha & Udal

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Large stone dwelling house of Alha & Udal

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Small High Mound

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Small High Mound

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Standing figure identified as Buddha Asvaghosha (SrigariDavi)

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Standing figure identified as Buddha Asvaghosha (SrigariDavi)

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Two large mounds called Garha & Garhi

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Two large mounds called Garha & Garhi

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