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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1997 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Bilsi
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Bhola Shanker Morya
BSP 42.0%BJP 41.1%5 others 16.9%
Votes
48,467
42.0% share
Winning margin
943
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Bilsi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 943 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhola Shanker Morya | 48,467 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Yogendra Kumar Sagar | 47,524 | 41.1% | |
| 3 | Pushpa Devi | 16,940 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Raj Singh | IND | 1,926 | 1.7% |
| 5 | Kaka Jogindar Singh Alias Dharti Pakad | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Prempal | IND | 233 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Rewa Ram | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.1% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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33rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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360th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 42.0%BJP 41.1%SP 14.7%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,43,689
Density
1346 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,559 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.4%Muslim 34.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity74.8%
Sanitation74.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.6%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance18.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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