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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

RAFIQ ANSARI
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 52.8%BJP 38.1%14 others 9.1%
Votes
1,03,217
52.8% share
Winning margin
28,769
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.7%
of 3,02,214

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAFIQ ANSARI
SP-Congress Alliance
1,03,21752.8%
2
DR. LAXMIKANT BAJPAI
NDA
74,44838.1%
3
PANKAJ JAULI
BSP
12,6366.5%
4
MEHFOOZ
IND
1,3910.7%
NOTA
NOTA
7380.4%
6
GYANENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
RLD
6670.3%
7
WASIQUL HASAN ZAIDI
IND
5000.3%
8
RAJEEV KUMAR GARG
IND
3400.2%
9
RAJESH MOHAN SHARMA
IND
3230.2%
10
DHEERAJ GOYAL
2790.1%
11
AMIT SHARMA
HND
2750.1%
12
JITENDRA VERMA
IND
2580.1%
13
MURTUJA
IND
1450.1%
14
CH. ABDUL WAHAB ADVOCATE
IND
1090.1%
15
PRITI
IND
980.1%
16
AFZAL
UDFS
920.1%

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

Average turnout (117th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.7% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
117th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
363rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
388th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 52.8%BJP 38.1%BSP 6.5%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.69 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,43,689
Density
1346 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,559 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.4%Muslim 34.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity74.8%
Sanitation74.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.6%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

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