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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM PRAVESH RAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.2%RJD 38.1%5 others 22.7%
Votes
38,235
39.2% share
Winning margin
1,154
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,98,827

Barauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,154 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRAVESH RAI
NDA (NDA)
38,23539.2%
2
MD. NEMTULLAH
37,08138.1%
3
AFTAB ALAM
BSP
10,04210.3%
4
TASLIM JAMAL
4,0854.2%
5
JAINATH PD. YADAV
3,4843.6%
6
BABU HUSEN
IND
2,4942.6%
7
Z . RAHMAN
IND
2,0252.1%

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

Average turnout (167th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.2%RJD 38.1%BSP 10.3%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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