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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 200 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Shahganj
Winner — 1957
KUNWAR SRIPAL
IND
Also elected — same seat
MATA PRASAD
INC· 34,021 votes
IND 24.0%INC 23.6%6 others 52.5%
Votes
38,391
24.0% share
Winning margin
645
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.0%
of 1,81,897
Shahganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 645 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNWAR SRIPAL | IND | 38,391 | 24.0% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI SHANKAR YADAV | 37,746 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | MATA PRASAD | 34,021 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | ZAMIRUL HASAN | 14,494 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | KALI DIN | 10,819 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | RAM LOCHAN | 10,678 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | TUFAIL AHMAD | IND | 8,403 | 5.2% |
| 8 | NAURANGI | IND | 5,691 | 3.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
305th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 24.0%INC 23.6%INC 21.2%PSP 9.1%PSP 6.8%BJS 6.7%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,81,810
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,311 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.4%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation33.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.4%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.6%
Health insurance17.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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.