Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2007

Bilaspur

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Winner — 2007

SANJAY KAPOOR

INC· INC (UPA)

INC 20.8%BJP 20.4%21 others 58.8%

Votes

35,040

20.8% share

Winning margin

722

0.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

56.1%

of 2,99,634

Bilaspur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 722 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2002 vs 2007

All Candidates

23 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	SANJAY KAPOOR	INC INC (UPA)	35,040	20.8%
2	JWALA PRASAD	BJP NDA	34,318	20.4%
3	BEENA BHARDWAJ	SP Samajwadi Party	29,132	17.3%	Inc
4	LAKHWINDER SINGH	BSP BSP	26,182	15.6%	DL
5	ABDUL SALAM	RLD NDA	15,505	9.2%	DL
6	DINESH KUMAR	JM	7,250	4.3%	DL
7	RAMAUTAR	IND	5,040	3.0%	DL
8	DR. ZAFAR ULLA KHAN	IEMC	2,439	1.4%	DL
9	JIVENDRA SINGH	IND	1,937	1.1%	DL
10	ABDUL QADIR	LPI(V)	1,336	0.8%	DL
11	RAIS BEG	IND	1,209	0.7%	DL
12	HARDEEP SINGH	IND	1,013	0.6%	DL
13	CHHATRA PAL	IND	866	0.5%	DL
14	SHANKAR LAL	IND	860	0.5%	DL
15	SURESH KUMAR	AD	852	0.5%	DL
16	VIRENDRA KUMAR	IND	830	0.5%	DL
17	RAVI KUMAR	RJD UPA	728	0.4%	DL
18	KAUSHAL KUMAR	IND	694	0.4%	DL
19	MEHNDI HASAN	RPD	692	0.4%	DL
20	NICHHATRA PAL	RPI(A)	612	0.4%	DL
21	SITA RAM	IND	599	0.4%	DL
22	NAVNEET KUMAR	SHS	534	0.3%	DL
23	SANJAY SINGH	IND	480	0.3%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (120th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

0.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

64%

lowerhigher

120th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.98

fewer partiesmore parties

116th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

335th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 20.8%BJP 20.4%SP 17.3%BSP 15.6%RLD 9.2%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

5/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

A 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 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Wooden Crafts

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Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

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Well, Mandawar

🏛️MonumentASI

Well

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