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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 254 · 1996
Jaunpur
Winner — 1996
AFJAL AHMAD
SP· United Front
SP 35.8%BJP 34.3%11 others 29.9%
Votes
46,024
35.8% share
Winning margin
1,979
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
51.5%
of 2,49,546
Jaunpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,979 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFJAL AHMAD | United Front | 46,024 | 35.8% |
| 2 | SURENDRA PRATAP SINGH | BJP | 44,045 | 34.3% |
| 3 | PARVEJ ALAM URF BHUTTU | BSP | 23,753 | 18.5% |
| 4 | HARISH CHANDRA MAURYA | IND | 5,930 | 4.6% |
| 5 | GOPAL | IND | 2,881 | 2.2% |
| 6 | CHHOTEY LAL | IND | 1,560 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,228 | 1.0% |
| 8 | ACHCHHEY LAL | BSP(R) | 840 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJPAT | BHJS | 678 | 0.5% |
| 10 | AKHTAR ALI | AD | 618 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NANDU | IND | 404 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AJAI KUMAR SINGH | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KUMARI HAMEEDA BANOO | IND | 183 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (296th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
296th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
399th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 35.8%BJP 34.3%BSP 18.5%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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