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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2012

Ghaziabad

Winner — 2012

SURESH BANSAL
BSP· BSP
BSP 35.6%BJP 28.9%14 others 35.6%
Votes
64,485
35.6% share
Winning margin
12,121
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.1%
of 3,35,260

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH BANSAL
BSP
64,48535.6%
2
ATUL GARG
NDA
52,36428.9%
3
SURENDER PRAKASH GOEL
INC
37,15920.5%
4
PAWAN SHARMA
Samajwadi Party
17,1559.5%
5
BRIJ KISHOR
PECP
2,0781.1%
6
MUNNA LAL
1,6360.9%
7
JAIKARAN PAL
BSKP
1,4880.8%
8
ZAKIR ALI SAIFI
NNP
1,1290.6%
9
SHAILENDER KUMAR
IND
8420.5%
10
MADHU SUNEJA
IND
7020.4%
11
BAHADUR SINGH
IND
6770.4%
12
MO. NAIM
4030.2%
13
SUNEEL NAYAR
BSP(A)
3660.2%
14
UPKAR
IND
3340.2%
15
SHIV SHANKAR MATHURIYA
IND
2890.2%
16
DEVI RAM
2020.1%

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

Low turnout (386th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.3% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
386th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
354th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
290th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 35.6%BJP 28.9%INC 20.5%SP 9.5%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.73 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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