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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Sisamau

Winner — 1996

RAKESH SONKAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.3%CPM 28.6%5 others 24.1%
Votes
43,201
47.3% share
Winning margin
17,100
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.8%
of 2,03,834

Sisamau is a safe seat — RAKESH SONKAR won by 18.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH SONKAR
BJP
43,20147.3%
2
DAULAT RAM
United Front
26,10128.6%
3
KAMLA DARYAWADI
INC
20,99623.0%
4
RAM SWAROOP
BHJS
3260.4%
5
MANOJ KUMAR GAUTAM
BSP(R)
2780.3%
6
HERRA LAL RATHAURIA
AD
2080.2%
7
OM PRAKASH
SHSP
1600.2%

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.

Average turnout (288th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 3.3% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
288th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
275th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%CPM 28.6%INC 23.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts

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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