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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2022
Nighasan
Winner — 2022
Shashank Verma
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.4%SP 36.1%6 others 10.5%
Votes
1,26,488
53.4% share
Winning margin
41,009
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.4%
of 3,41,084
Nighasan is a safe seat — Shashank Verma won by 17.3%.
Seat history
4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shashank Verma | NDA (NDA) | 1,26,488 | 53.4% |
| 2 | R S Kushwaha | 85,479 | 36.1% | |
| 3 | R A Usmani | BSP | 15,392 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Atal Kumar Shukla | INC | 2,762 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Qamrul Huda | JANADIP | 2,707 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,191 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Harish Verma | 1,050 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Chandra Pratap Lodhi | IND | 746 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.6% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
27th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
338th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
75th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%SP 36.1%BSP 6.5%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.54 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,21,243
Density
524 / km²
Sex ratio
894 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,680 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.1%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.5%
Electricity17.3%
Sanitation24.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate57.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.7%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery Products🏺Tribal craft
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