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Balrampur

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Winner — 2010

DULAL CHANDRA GOSHWAMI
IND
IND 32.7%CPI(ML)(L) 30.9%14 others 36.5%
Votes
48,136
32.7% share
Winning margin
2,704
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
63.3%
of 2,32,774

Balrampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,704 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULAL CHANDRA GOSHWAMI
IND
48,13632.7%
2
MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
45,43230.9%
3
HABIBUR RAHMAN
NCP
16,47411.2%
4
ADIL HASAN AZAD
LJP
7,7955.3%
5
SANJAY SINGH
IND
4,4863.0%
6
KHAWJA SHAHID
IND
4,3332.9%
7
MOHMMAD SIDDIQUE
JD(U)
NDA
3,5382.4%
8
PREM KUMAR ROY
SHS
3,2832.2%
9
MD. SHAUKAT HUSSAIN
INC
INC
2,8671.9%
10
SUNIL CHOUDHARY
JMM
2,5691.7%
11
DILIP KUMAR ROY
JD(S)
1,7811.2%
12
UPENDRA MAHTO
JDP
1,6721.1%
13
SHAH ALAM
SP
1,5911.1%
14
MD. SAKIL
IND
1,3610.9%
15
MANIK CHANDRA ROY
BSP
BSP
1,0700.7%
16
SHAHIN SHIRIN AZAD
IND
8590.6%

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

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
9th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
195th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.7%CPI(ML)(L) 30.9%NCP 11.2%LJP 5.3%OTH 20.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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