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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1996
Sahaswan
Winner — 1996
MULAYAM SINGH YADAV
SP· United Front
SP 61.9%BJP 20.7%3 others 17.4%
Votes
81,370
61.9% share
Winning margin
54,159
41.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.0%
of 2,18,807
Sahaswan is a safe seat — MULAYAM SINGH YADAV won by 41.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULAYAM SINGH YADAV | United Front | 81,370 | 61.9% |
| 2 | MAHESH CHAND | BJP | 27,211 | 20.7% |
| 3 | MASOOD MUSHTAQ | BSP | 21,888 | 16.7% |
| 4 | ABDULLAH | AKD | 751 | 0.6% |
| 5 | BHAGWAN SINGH | BHJS | 183 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.3% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
313th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 61.9%BJP 20.7%BSP 16.7%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,40,221
Density
818 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,249 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Muslim 40.8%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.1%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation53.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.1%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate61.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel45.4%
Health insurance8.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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