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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996
Bijnor
Winner — 1996
RAJA GAZAFFAR
BSP· BSP
BSP 44.8%BJP 29.2%9 others 26.0%
Votes
74,680
44.8% share
Winning margin
26,007
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.4%
of 2,51,054
Bijnor is a safe seat — RAJA GAZAFFAR won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA GAZAFFAR | BSP | 74,680 | 44.8% |
| 2 | TEJPAL SINGH | BJP | 48,673 | 29.2% |
| 3 | SUKHVEER SINGH | BKKGP | 40,375 | 24.2% |
| 4 | MEENA KHAN | IND | 838 | 0.5% |
| 5 | QAZI ZIAURREHMAN | IND | 548 | 0.3% |
| 6 | ISHAWAR CHAND | BHJS | 544 | 0.3% |
| 7 | VINAY GIRI | IND | 254 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KRISHAN KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 236 | 0.1% |
| 9 | WAZIR | KVP | 228 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHAHAB ALI KHAN | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VINEET KUMAR | IND | 64 | 0.0% |
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 (120th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
120th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
335th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 44.8%BJP 29.2%BKKGP 24.2%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,82,713
Density
807 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,561 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 55.2%Muslim 43.0%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation60.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.7%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.8%
Health insurance18.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.