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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2002

Bhojipura

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Winner — 2002

VIRENDRA SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 29.9%BSP 25.4%11 others 44.7%
Votes
42,761
29.9% share
Winning margin
6,375
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.1%
of 2,26,672

A closely fought contest. VIRENDRA SINGH won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDRA SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Alliance
42,76129.9%
2
ABDUL KADIR
BSP
BSP
36,38625.4%
3
BAHORAN LAL MOURYA
BJP
NDA
33,44223.4%
4
JASWANT SINGH
RTKP
16,79911.7%
5
MADANLAL KASHYAP
IND
3,2882.3%
6
KHURSHEED HUSSAIN
INC
INC
2,7641.9%
7
SHANTI DEVI
IND
2,4511.7%
8
AFSAR KHAN
INLD
NDA
2,1341.5%
9
PURAN LAL
LPSP
1,1400.8%
10
NATHU LAL
IND
8240.6%
11
VIRENDRA KUMAR
AD
4960.3%
12
IQBAL AHMED
AP
2960.2%
13
MUYE JELANI
JP
2720.2%

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 (128th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.8% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
187th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 29.9%BSP 25.4%BJP 23.4%RTKP 11.7%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,35,819
Density
987 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,367 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 50.6%Hindu 46.0%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.0%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation66.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance13.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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