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Winner — 2025

SANGITA DEVI
LJP(RV)· NDA (NDA)
LJP(RV) 29.0%AIMIM 28.9%17 others 42.1%
Votes
80,459
29.0% share
Winning margin
389
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
79.5%
of 3,48,537

Balrampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 389 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANGITA DEVI
LJP(RV)
NDA (NDA)
80,45929.0%
2
MOHAMMAD ADIL HASAN
80,07028.9%
3
MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)
79,14128.6%
4
MD MOAZZAM HUSSAIN
IND
9,1953.3%
5
BARUN KUMAR JHA
IND
5,3721.9%
6
MD ZINNAH
IND
3,4461.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,1851.1%
8
ASHAB ALAM
JANSURAJ
2,6140.9%
9
ROSHAN AGRAWAL
IND
2,2820.8%
10
MD NASRUL HAQUE
IND
2,0800.8%
11
HAJI SHAFIQUL HAQUE PRADHAN
IND
1,6480.6%
12
SHAKIR ALAM
IND
1,4420.5%
13
PRIYA KUMARI ROY
1,4380.5%
14
MD AFTAB ALAM RUKNAVI
IND
1,0160.4%
15
MD SHAHID SHAIKH
TPLRSP
8850.3%
16
SUJIT PASWAN
IND
8440.3%
17
TANWEER SHAMSI
IND
7750.3%
18
AJAD KHA
IND
6450.2%
19
MD KAMALUDDIN
IND
5370.2%

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

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
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
LJP(RV) 29.0%AIMIM 28.9%CPI(ML) 28.6%OTH 12.3%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 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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Known forDISTRICT
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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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