Sultanpur Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

Uttar Pradesh · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Devendra Bahadur Rai of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 118,284 votes (20.60%).

49 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,219,241 registered electors and 574,530 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 47.10%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Devendra Bahadur Rai

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
118,284
Margin %
20.60%
Total Electors
1,219,241
Votes Polled
574,530
Turnout
47.10%
Candidates
49
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Uttar Pradesh
Constituency Number
441
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Devendra Bahadur Rai

Bharatiya Janata Party

238,843
41.60%
Male
#2
Kamruzama Faugi

Samajwadi Party

120,559
21.00%
Male
#3
Moid Ahmed

Bahujan Samaj Party

104,552
18.20%
Male
#4
Kedarnath Singh

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

20,238
3.50%
Male
#5
Girijesh Kumar

Independent

9,944
1.70%
Male
#6
Raj Karan Singh

Indian National Congress

9,680
1.70%
Male
#7
Brizlal Nishad

Independent

7,502
1.30%
Male
#8
Shriram

Independent

5,397
0.90%
Male
#9
Mohd. Haroon

Apna Dal

5,032
0.90%
Male
#10
Mashood Ahmed

Independent

4,334
0.80%
Male
#11
Devendra Pratap Singh

Independent

3,758
0.70%
Male
#12
Meraz Ahmed

Independent

3,437
0.60%
Male
#13
Saran Gautam

Independent

3,205
0.60%
Male
#14
Surya Prakash Mishra (NANHE)

Independent

2,576
0.40%
Male
#15
Havaldar

Independent

2,052
0.40%
Male
#16
Triveni Prasad Bheem

Republican Party Of India

1,986
0.30%
Male
#17
Koushal Kumar

Shiv Sena

1,440
0.30%
Male
#18
Rizvan

Independent

1,101
0.20%
Male
#19
Ramesh

Independent

1,061
0.20%
Male
#20
Sayeed Israt Hussain

Independent

1,027
0.20%
Male
#21
Gaffar

Independent

908
0.20%
Male
#22
Tribhuvan Singh

Independent

844
0.10%
Male
#23
Saroj

Independent

840
0.10%
Male
#24
Zameel Ahmed Khan

Independent

803
0.10%
Male
#25
Indradev

Independent

751
0.10%
Male
#26
Ramakanth

Independent

676
0.10%
Male
#27
Abdul Tahir

Independent

637
0.10%
Male
#28
Lalta Prasad

Independent

633
0.10%
Male
#29
Phirturam

Independent

632
0.10%
Male
#30
Ram Gopal

Independent

609
0.10%
Male
#31
Dharma Narayan

Independent

596
0.10%
Male
#32
Ram Bodh

Independent

499
0.10%
Male
#33
Jay Kumar

Independent

463
0.10%
Male
#34
Kripasankar Singh

Independent

454
0.10%
Male
#35
Arun Kumar Tripathi

Independent

429
0.10%
Male
#36
Fainku

Independent

401
0.10%
Male
#37
Amarnath

Independent

384
0.10%
Male
#38
Vinay Kumar

Independent

362
0.10%
Male
#39
Shrawan Kumar

Independent

361
0.10%
Male
#40
Ram Khilavan

Independent

355
0.10%
Male
#41
Bajrang Bali

Independent

341
0.10%
Male
#42
Anand Singh

Independent

334
0.10%
Male
#43
Shiv Pujan

Independent

328
0.10%
Male
#44
Nand Kumar

Independent

306
0.10%
Male
#45
Krishna Kumar

Independent

276
0.00%
Male
#46
Chandra Bhusan

Independent

243
0.00%
Male
#47
Paras Nath

Independent

232
0.00%
Male
#48
Gomati Prasad

Independent

149
0.00%
Male
#49
Patan Deen

Independent

146
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Devendra Bahadur Rai Bharatiya Janata Party 238,843 41.60%
2 Kamruzama Faugi Samajwadi Party 120,559 21.00%
3 Moid Ahmed Bahujan Samaj Party 104,552 18.20%
4 Kedarnath Singh All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 20,238 3.50%
5 Girijesh Kumar Independent 9,944 1.70%
6 Raj Karan Singh Indian National Congress 9,680 1.70%
7 Brizlal Nishad Independent 7,502 1.30%
8 Shriram Independent 5,397 0.90%
9 Mohd. Haroon Apna Dal 5,032 0.90%
10 Mashood Ahmed Independent 4,334 0.80%
11 Devendra Pratap Singh Independent 3,758 0.70%
12 Meraz Ahmed Independent 3,437 0.60%
13 Saran Gautam Independent 3,205 0.60%
14 Surya Prakash Mishra (NANHE) Independent 2,576 0.40%
15 Havaldar Independent 2,052 0.40%
16 Triveni Prasad Bheem Republican Party Of India 1,986 0.30%
17 Koushal Kumar Shiv Sena 1,440 0.30%
18 Rizvan Independent 1,101 0.20%
19 Ramesh Independent 1,061 0.20%
20 Sayeed Israt Hussain Independent 1,027 0.20%
21 Gaffar Independent 908 0.20%
22 Tribhuvan Singh Independent 844 0.10%
23 Saroj Independent 840 0.10%
24 Zameel Ahmed Khan Independent 803 0.10%
25 Indradev Independent 751 0.10%
26 Ramakanth Independent 676 0.10%
27 Abdul Tahir Independent 637 0.10%
28 Lalta Prasad Independent 633 0.10%
29 Phirturam Independent 632 0.10%
30 Ram Gopal Independent 609 0.10%
31 Dharma Narayan Independent 596 0.10%
32 Ram Bodh Independent 499 0.10%
33 Jay Kumar Independent 463 0.10%
34 Kripasankar Singh Independent 454 0.10%
35 Arun Kumar Tripathi Independent 429 0.10%
36 Fainku Independent 401 0.10%
37 Amarnath Independent 384 0.10%
38 Vinay Kumar Independent 362 0.10%
39 Shrawan Kumar Independent 361 0.10%
40 Ram Khilavan Independent 355 0.10%
41 Bajrang Bali Independent 341 0.10%
42 Anand Singh Independent 334 0.10%
43 Shiv Pujan Independent 328 0.10%
44 Nand Kumar Independent 306 0.10%
45 Krishna Kumar Independent 276 0.00%
46 Chandra Bhusan Independent 243 0.00%
47 Paras Nath Independent 232 0.00%
48 Gomati Prasad Independent 149 0.00%
49 Patan Deen Independent 146 0.00%

Sultanpur — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Devendra Bahadur Rai of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Sultanpur constituency (Uttar Pradesh) with a margin of 118,284 votes.

Out of 1,219,241 registered electors, 574,530 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 47.10%. A total of 49 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Devendra Bahadur Rai (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 118,284 votes (20.60%%).

The voter turnout in Sultanpur for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 47.10%%.

49 candidates contested from Sultanpur constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Sultanpur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.