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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1996Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1996

ANIL KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 39.4%BSP 30.8%16 others 29.8%
Votes
49,766
39.4% share
Winning margin
10,901
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.9%
of 2,29,966

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL KUMAR
BJP
BJP
49,76639.4%
2
GHURA RAM
BSP
BSP
38,86530.8%
3
RAGHUNATH
CPI
United Front
29,95923.7%
4
RAMADHAR
IND
8240.7%
5
SHIV KUMAR
IND
8100.6%
6
GOPAL
IND
7650.6%
7
GORAKH
SJP(R)
6360.5%
8
JAIRAM
IND
6110.5%
9
FATEH BAHADUR KANNAUJIA
IND
5880.5%
10
PYARI DEVI
IND
5570.4%
11
KANHAYA
IND
5150.4%
12
RAM KRIPAL
BHJS
4290.3%
13
VIKRAMA
IND
4010.3%
14
SURY DEYO
BSP(R)
3930.3%
15
AMAR NATH
IND
3770.3%
16
BANDHU
IND
3200.3%
17
RAMCHIJ
IND
2650.2%
18
RAGHUVENDRA
IND
1370.1%

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

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.0% · max 29.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
208th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.4%BSP 30.8%CPI 23.7%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,89,974
Density
370 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,565 km²
SC population27.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation39.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate66.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance17.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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