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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 289 · 1996

Generalganj

Winner — 1996

NEERAJ CHATURVEDI
BJP· BJP
BJP 39.7%SP 36.7%6 others 23.6%
Votes
37,411
39.6% share
Winning margin
2,747
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,99,852

A closely fought contest. NEERAJ CHATURVEDI won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEERAJ CHATURVEDI
BJP
37,41139.6%
2
SURENDRA MOHAN AGRAWAL
United Front
34,66436.7%
3
ASHOK KUMAR DIXIT
BSP
20,52321.8%
4
MOHD. NASEEM
NLP
8460.9%
5
MOHD. SULEMAN
INL
5490.6%
6
IQBAL SIDDIQUI
IND
2280.2%
7
MADAN GOPAL
BHJS
850.1%
8
MAHESH
IND
430.1%

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 (260th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.8% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
260th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.6%SP 36.7%BSP 21.8%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,17,361
Density
681 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,640 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population0.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 30.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.2%
Electricity11.0%
Sanitation12.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated59.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate39.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tribal craft and Furniture
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A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of…

🏛️MonumentASI

A high Khera of great extent said to be the ruins of one of the principal cities of Raja Karan of the Mahabharata,

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