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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

VISHAN SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.1%UKKD 30.3%4 others 31.6%
Votes
29,729
38.1% share
Winning margin
6,071
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,73,650

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHAN SINGH
BJP
29,72938.1%
2
KASHI SINGH AIRI
UKKD
23,65830.3%
3
GOPAL DATT OJHA
INC
12,82216.4%
4
RAMESH CHANDRA KAPRI
AIIC(T)
7,3289.4%
5
GAJENDRA SINGH GANGU DA
IND
4,2425.4%
6
GOVIND SINGH KAFALIYA
IND
2170.3%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
3rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
395th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
400th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.1%UKKD 30.3%INC 16.4%AIIC(T) 9.4%IND 5.4%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,43,512
Density
1034 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,008 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.5%Muslim 41.3%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.8%
Electricity54.0%
Sanitation66.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
🏛️

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

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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