Bijnor

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Bijnor is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the census, the total population of Bijnor is 23,29,008, among which 19.72% of voters are from Scheduled Caste while 0.01% voters belong to Scheduled Tribes. Further, 23.12% of voters live in urban areas while 76.88% voters stay in rural areas.

The total number of voters from the constituency are 15,62,065. Of them, 8,48,606 and 7,13,459 are male and female voters respectively.

The sitting MP Kunwar Bhartendra from BJP defeated SP's Shahnawaj Rana by a huge margin of 205,774 votes in the previous elections.

For the 2019 general elections of Bijnor, a total of 68% voters got inked.

In what qualifies as a great political thriller, MALOOK NAGAR of Bahujan Samaj Party defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's RAJA BHARATENDRA SINGH by a margin of 69,941. After a close shave, MALOOK NAGAR will now govern Bijnor for the next five years.

Indian National Congress fielded Nasimuddin Siddiqui while the Bahujan Samaj Party gave a ticket to Malook Nagar. Similarly, the Bharatiya Janata Party placed its bet on Raja Bhartendra Singh.