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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2002

Nighasan

Winner — 2002

R.S. KUSHWAHA
BSP· BSP
BSP 26.2%SP 23.6%13 others 50.2%
Votes
44,367
26.2% share
Winning margin
4,386
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.0%
of 2,97,006

A closely fought contest. R.S. KUSHWAHA won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.S. KUSHWAHA
BSP
44,36726.2%
2
KRISHNA GOPAL PATEL
Samajwadi Party
39,98123.6%
3
PATEL RAM KUMAR VERMA
NDA
36,82621.7%
4
NIRVENDRA KUMAR MUNNA
SD
19,32711.4%
5
SATISH AZMANI
INC
13,8538.2%
6
SITARAM MISHRA
IND
3,4622.0%
7
RAMSHANAKAR PANDEY
RTKP
3,1711.9%
8
CHITRA DEVI
IND
1,6741.0%
9
SHIVRAJ
IND
1,2520.7%
10
HARE RAM CHAUBE
SJP(R)
1,2380.7%
11
KEDAR CHAUHAN
AD
1,2320.7%
12
SITA
IND
1,1470.7%
13
KRANTI KUMAR SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,0250.6%
14
VINOD KUMAR
IND
5300.3%
15
JAGAN PRASAD
IND
3710.2%

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.

Low turnout (386th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.3% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
386th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
354th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
290th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 26.2%SP 23.6%BJP 21.7%SD 11.4%INC 8.2%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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