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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 370 · 1996

Sikandara Rao

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Winner — 1996

YASHPAL SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 33.6%BSP 30.1%13 others 36.3%
Votes
42,476
33.6% share
Winning margin
4,385
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,26,081

A closely fought contest. YASHPAL SINGH CHAUHAN won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YASHPAL SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP
BJP
42,47633.6%
2
SURESH PRATAP GANDHI
BSP
BSP
38,09130.1%
3
AMAR SINGH
IND
26,36520.8%
4
FATEH SINGH
SP
United Front
13,25910.5%
5
VASUDEV SINGH
IND
2,9232.3%
6
MANOHAR LAL
IND
6780.5%
7
DURGA PRASHAD
IND
6450.5%
8
MALKHAN SINGH
IND
5740.5%
9
SECERATARY SINGH
IND
3780.3%
10
HARVEER SINGH CHAUHAN
HKMP
2390.2%
11
MAHAVEER SINGH
KVP
2260.2%
12
HARISH CHANDRA
BHJS
2120.2%
13
VIJAYVEER SINGH
IND
1760.1%
14
MURARI LAL
IND
1670.1%
15
TAHSILDAR
IND
1260.1%

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 (308th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 0.6% · max 22.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
308th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
140th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.6%BSP 30.1%IND 20.8%SP 10.5%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,94,204
Density
1113 / km²
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,038 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Woollen Carpets (Dari)

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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