Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 396 · 2012

Mirzapur

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Winner — 2012

KAILASH NATH CHAURASIYA

SP· Samajwadi Party

SP 36.5%BSP 24.7%18 others 38.8%

Votes

69,099

36.5% share

Winning margin

22,299

11.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

56.5%

of 3,35,079

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

20 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	KAILASH NATH CHAURASIYA	SP Samajwadi Party	69,099	36.5%
2	RANG NATH MISHRA	BSP BSP	46,800	24.7%	Inc
3	MANOJ KUMAR JAISAWAL	BJP NDA	37,026	19.6%
4	AWADH RAJ	IJP	15,113	8.0%	DL
5	MOHD. SALIM	CPI(ML)(L)	5,637	3.0%	DL
6	DEEP CHAND JAIN	INC INC	5,540	2.9%	DL
7	DINESH KUMAR	IND	2,167	1.1%	DL
8	AKHILESH CHAND	AITC	1,171	0.6%	DL
9	RAJ KUMAR	IND	1,163	0.6%	DL
10	VIDHI KUMAR SINGH	RLM	780	0.4%	DL
11	LIYAKAT ALI	IND	747	0.4%	DL
12	ASALAM	LJP	608	0.3%	DL
13	BRAMHA DEVI	GASP	596	0.3%	DL
14	SAMIM	QED	573	0.3%	DL
15	ANWAR ALI	IND	521	0.3%	DL
16	DEVENDRA	NCP	453	0.2%	DL
17	RAJ SINGH	JD(U)	428	0.2%	DL
18	RAJESH KUMAR	SwrJP	346	0.2%	DL
19	RAJESHWAR	IND	262	0.1%	DL
20	RAJESH BHAIYA PRAJAPATI	IND	208	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (342nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

11.8%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 16.7% · min 0.9% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

55%

lowerhigher

342nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.51

fewer partiesmore parties

293rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.8%

lowerhigher

125th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES

SP 36.5%BSP 24.7%BJP 19.6%IJP 8.0%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

24,96,970

Density

567 / km²

Sex ratio

903 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,405 km²

SC population26.5%

ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

92%HINDU

Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water11.3%

Electricity37.4%

Sanitation26.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births91.1%

Children fully vaccinated68.3%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%

Children underweight (under 5)27.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.1%

Women literate70.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.6%

Clean cooking fuel42.5%

Health insurance15.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Carpets🏺Metal Industry (Brass)

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A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

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A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

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Fragments of sculptures

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Fragments of sculptures

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Kshasthi Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Kshasthi Devi

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Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

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Remains of a temple on an island

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Remains of a temple on an island

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