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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 337 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Kishni

Winner — 1996

RAMESHWAR DAYAL BALMIKI
SP· United Front
SP 52.8%BSP 35.0%5 others 12.2%
Votes
59,772
52.8% share
Winning margin
20,197
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.4%
of 2,20,164

Kishni is a safe seat — RAMESHWAR DAYAL BALMIKI won by 17.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR DAYAL BALMIKI
United Front
59,77252.8%
2
SHYAMA SHARAN
BSP
39,57535.0%
3
BABURAM KATHERIYA
BJP
11,86110.5%
4
RAM NATH SINGH
BHJS
1,2231.1%
5
HAKIM LAL VERMA
IND
5380.5%
6
SHYAM SINGH
IND
890.1%
7
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
750.1%

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.

Low turnout (327th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.2% · max 63.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
327th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
306th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 52.8%BSP 35.0%BJP 10.5%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,00,946
Density
1221 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,540 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.1%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.2%
Electricity31.7%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated64.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.8%
Women literate71.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance10.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Decorative Products,🏺Embroidery and Weaving (Knitting) Products🏺Readymade Garments

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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