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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 333 · 1996

Orai

Winner — 1996

BABU RAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.4%BSP 30.7%10 others 37.8%
Votes
46,624
31.4% share
Winning margin
1,069
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.9%
of 2,74,993

Orai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,069 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU RAM
BJP
46,62431.4%
2
AKBAR ALI
BSP
45,55530.7%
3
SURESH KUMAR
United Front
42,52328.7%
4
RAM DAYAL DUBEY
IND
10,0916.8%
5
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
7230.5%
6
MANOJ
IND
6000.4%
7
JAMIPAL SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
4660.3%
8
RAJENDRA
4230.3%
9
PRADUMAN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
ABJS
3740.3%
10
DURGA PRASAD
IND
3710.3%
11
JAMUNA DAS
2960.2%
12
MUNNA LAL
IND
2420.2%

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 (251st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
251st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
317th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
144th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%BSP 30.7%JD 28.7%IND 6.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,64,544
Density
1227 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,905 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population2.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.8%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation17.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated65.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.7%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana Fiber Products and Banana Products
Buddhist remains.

Buddhist remains.

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist remains.

Matha Kanwar Temple

Matha Kanwar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Matha Kanwar Temple

Ramabhar Stupa

Ramabhar Stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ramabhar Stupa

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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