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Balha

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Winner — 2017

AKSHAYVARALAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.5%BSP 28.4%11 others 20.1%
Votes
1,04,135
51.5% share
Winning margin
46,616
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.9%
of 3,49,485

Balha is a safe seat — AKSHAYVARALAL won by 23.0%.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKSHAYVARALAL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,04,13551.5%
2
KIRAN BHARTI
BSP
BSP
57,51928.4%
3
BANSHI DHAR BAUDH
SP
29,34914.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,3821.7%
5
BECHELAL
IND
1,7000.8%
6
KAMLAVATI DEVI
RPI(A)
1,0530.5%
7
BHAGWAN DAS
RMGP
1,0080.5%
8
BABADEEN
IND
9750.5%
9
POOJA
IND
7920.4%
10
LALJEE
BMUP
7260.4%
11
GURU PRASAD
IND
6430.3%
12
GOVIND PRASAD
RTKP
5450.3%
13
INDRAJEET
IND
5400.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (243rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.6% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
243rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%BSP 28.4%SP 14.5%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts

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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