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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2007Reserved (SC)

Shahganj

Winner — 2007

JAGDISH SONKAR
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 30.7%BSP 30.2%11 others 39.1%
Votes
41,354
30.7% share
Winning margin
666
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
40.6%
of 3,31,394

Shahganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 666 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH SONKAR
Samajwadi Alliance
41,35430.7%
2
RAMPHER GAUTAM
BSP
40,68830.2%
3
BANKELAL SONKAR
NDA
31,91723.7%
4
ANITA RAWAT
SBSP
8,9246.6%
5
RAM LAL
IND
3,3642.5%
6
MEWA LAL PUSKAR
UPA
2,7402.0%
7
ANIL KUMAR SONKAR
NDA
1,4631.1%
8
JHAU LAL
IND
8420.6%
9
YOGENDRA KUMAR PASWAN ALIAS JOGI
RSMD
8340.6%
10
MADAN PRASAD KEWAT
PMSP
7590.6%
11
ABHAY RAJ BHARTI
IND
7310.5%
12
JAI PRAKASH
IND
5590.4%
13
RAM NAYAN KURIL
IJP
5370.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.5% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
235th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
262nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
108th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 30.7%BSP 30.2%BJP 23.7%SBSP 6.6%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,32,733
Density
634 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,152 km²
SC population24.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Muslim 13.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.8%
Electricity15.9%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bedsheets🏺Iron Fabrication Work
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Extensive mound & a group of Hindu Sculptures,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive mound & a group of Hindu Sculptures,

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Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint John-s Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

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Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

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Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

🏛️

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi…

🏛️MonumentASI

Four massive masonry pillars containing stone tablets with inscriptions in Urdu & Hindi representing translations of the Ten Commandments, and some verses from Saint Johnes Gospel, on the Grand Trunk Road just opposite the Public Works Department, Inspec

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Square sand-stone pillar bearing an inscription of Mahipala-deva dated 5.974 in the Municipal…

🏛️MonumentASI

Square sand-stone pillar bearing an inscription of Mahipala-deva dated 5.974 in the Municipal Garden attached to the Town Hall.

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The collection of miscellaneous antiquities from different parts of the District grouped round the…

🏛️MonumentASI

The collection of miscellaneous antiquities from different parts of the District grouped round the Asni pillar of Mahipala-deva in the Municipal Garden attached to the Town Hall.

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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