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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 136 · 2007
Bahraich
Winner — 2007
DR. VIQAR AHMED SHAH
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 34.1%BSP 32.3%13 others 33.7%
Votes
45,984
34.1% share
Winning margin
2,444
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
43.0%
of 3,13,674
Bahraich was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,444 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. VIQAR AHMED SHAH | Samajwadi Alliance | 45,984 | 34.1% |
| 2 | VINOD TRIPATHI | BSP | 43,540 | 32.3% |
| 3 | RAM KISHORE GUPTA | NDA | 19,345 | 14.3% |
| 4 | RESHMA ARIF | IJP | 14,183 | 10.5% |
| 5 | SANDEEP SINHA | IND | 3,071 | 2.3% |
| 6 | YOGENDRA | UPA | 2,104 | 1.6% |
| 7 | GANGA RAM | NDA | 1,654 | 1.2% |
| 8 | ASHOK CHOPRA | ANC | 998 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAISH | IND | 850 | 0.6% |
| 10 | KUL ADEEB SINHA ALIAS KULDEEP KUMAR SINHA | NLHP | 633 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MOIZ AHMAD KHAN | UPUDF | 583 | 0.4% |
| 12 | JAGDISH | IND | 571 | 0.4% |
| 13 | DR. MOHAMMAD FAROOQ | IND | 544 | 0.4% |
| 14 | NIJAMUDDIN | IND | 540 | 0.4% |
| 15 | NIRMOHI LAL | RSBP | 405 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (143rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.5% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
143rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
333rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 34.1%BSP 32.3%BJP 14.3%IJP 10.5%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,06,538
Density
685 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,388 km²
SC population17.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 17.6%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.6%
Electricity22.2%
Sanitation38.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate56.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.4%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Zari and Zardozi
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