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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 282 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Kishunpur
Winner — 1996
MURLI DHAR
BSP· BSP
BSP 37.7%BJP 36.4%5 others 25.9%
Votes
40,176
37.7% share
Winning margin
1,351
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,27,636
Kishunpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,351 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURLI DHAR | BSP | 40,176 | 37.7% |
| 2 | CHANDRA BHAN RAM PASWAN | BJP | 38,825 | 36.4% |
| 3 | MOTILAL | United Front | 20,224 | 19.0% |
| 4 | KALLU RAM | AD | 3,374 | 3.2% |
| 5 | CHANDRA PAL PANKAJ (PASI) | IND | 2,596 | 2.4% |
| 6 | LAL DAS | IND | 967 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SHIV BODHAN | BHJS | 485 | 0.5% |
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 (243rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.6% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
243rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 37.7%BJP 36.4%CPI 19.0%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Wheat Stalk Handicrafts
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.