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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 265 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

SARJEET SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.0%SP 30.1%14 others 29.9%
Votes
47,058
40.0% share
Winning margin
11,588
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
49.4%
of 2,38,413

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARJEET SINGH
BJP
BJP
47,05840.0%
2
KAILASH
SP
United Front
35,47030.1%
3
SANTOSH KUMARI
INC
INC
25,52621.7%
4
OM PRAKASH
IND
2,3752.0%
5
AMITABH
IND
1,3051.1%
6
THAKUR PRASAD
PMSP
1,0970.9%
7
SALEEM
CPI(ML)(L)
9330.8%
8
BRIJ LAL
AD
9000.8%
9
ASHOK SINGH
IND
7150.6%
10
VAKIL AHMAD
MMUP
6040.5%
11
BADDRUDIN HASHMI
BSP(R)
5790.5%
12
BUDDHU LAL
GRC
3530.3%
13
DEEPAK
IND
3240.3%
14
MOHD. VAKIL
NLP
2840.2%
15
RAM ANUGRAH
IND
1520.1%
16
SANJAI KUMAR
IND
680.1%

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 (253rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.0% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
253rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
17th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.0%SP 30.1%INC 21.7%OTH 8.2%

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?

2 locations
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Chopani Mando

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