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Najibabad

Winner — 2017

TASLEEM AHMAD
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 37.5%BJP 36.6%12 others 25.8%
Votes
81,082
37.5% share
Winning margin
2,002
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.5%
of 3,29,566

Najibabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 2,002 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TASLEEM AHMAD
SP-Congress Alliance
81,08237.5%
2
RAJIV KUMAR AGARWAL
NDA
79,08036.6%
3
JAMEEL AHMAD
BSP
45,07020.9%
4
LEENA SINGHAL
RLD
3,5871.7%
5
TAZEEM SIDDIQUI
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
2,0941.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5160.7%
7
UMESH KUSHWAHA DANI
IND
8480.4%
8
DHARA SINGH
IND
7840.4%
9
SAMPURNANAND PANDEY
SAMSAMPA
4470.2%
10
ASARPAT SINGH
IND
4390.2%
11
ASHFAK MAHIGEER
ADPT
3930.2%
12
HEMENDRA
BMF
2370.1%
13
KULDEEP
BBPP
1840.1%
14
MOHD UMAR
GKP
1750.1%

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

High turnout (68th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.9% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
234th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 37.5%BJP 36.6%BSP 20.9%OTH 4.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Wooden Crafts
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Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

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Pathargarh Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Pathargarh Fort

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Portion of the old Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Portion of the old Palace

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Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

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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