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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2007

Ghazipur

Winner — 2007

SAIYYADA SHADAB FATIMA
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 30.7%BSP 29.9%19 others 39.4%
Votes
41,829
30.7% share
Winning margin
1,131
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
49.4%
of 2,75,578

Ghazipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,131 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAIYYADA SHADAB FATIMA
Samajwadi Alliance
41,82930.7%
2
UMASHANKAR KUSHWAHA
BSP
40,69829.9%
3
BABULAL BALWANT
NDA
17,53812.9%
4
SAVITRI
SBSP
11,4318.4%
5
MARKANDE
UPA
10,9278.0%
6
DEVNARAYAN
IND
2,1761.6%
7
RAMASHANKAR
NDA
1,9771.4%
8
KEDAR
1,9201.4%
9
NARSINGH
PMSP
1,6331.2%
10
MANOJ S/O BANWARI
IND
9860.7%
11
RAZIA SULTANA
IPH
7550.6%
12
DINANATH
RSBP
6700.5%
13
SULAB KUSHWAHA
IND
6260.5%
14
SANJAY LAL
IND
5470.4%
15
MANOJ S/O SUKHDEO
ASP
4480.3%
16
JHULLAN
IND
4330.3%
17
DURGESH
SJP(R)
4070.3%
18
NAUBAT SINGH MAURYA
3610.3%
19
LALIT MOHAN
IND
3120.2%
20
NIRAJ RAI
BJSH
3040.2%
21
RAJESH
IND
1430.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (316th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.0% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
316th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
380th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
266th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 30.7%BSP 29.9%BJP 12.9%SBSP 8.4%INC 8.0%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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