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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 385 · 1997 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Shikarpur
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Mahendra Kumar
BJP 48.6%BSP 28.5%5 others 22.9%
Votes
45,043
48.6% share
Winning margin
18,625
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.2%
of 2,07,133
Shikarpur is a safe seat — Mahendra Kumar won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahendra Kumar | 45,043 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Surendra Kumar | 26,418 | 28.5% | |
| 3 | Satya Dev | 20,111 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Mahipal Singh | KVP | 498 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Ramesh | IND | 391 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Bachan Singh | LSP | 203 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Chhail Bihari | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
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 (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
94th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%BSP 28.5%SP 21.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,76,841
Density
2395 / km²
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,535 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.9%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.7%
Electricity62.0%
Sanitation54.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pink Enamel (Gulaabi Minakari)🏺Silk Products🏷️ToysGI🏺Wooden Lacquer Ware
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Remains of a fine massive brick fort
🏛️MonumentASI
Remains of a fine massive brick fort
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.