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Uttar Pradesh · PC 38 · 1996
Gorakhpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
AVAIDYANATH
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.5%SP 31.5%35 others 26.9%
Votes
2,36,369
42.2% share
Winning margin
56,880
10.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,69,269
Candidates
37
Seat history
All Candidates
37 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVAIDYANATH | 2,36,369 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | VIRENDER PRATAP SHAHI | 1,79,489 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | 85,248 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | HARIKESH BAHADUR | 14,549 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 4,395 | 0.8% |
| 6 | NIRANJAN PRASAD | IND | 3,811 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 3,633 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SHEMSHER KHAN | IND | 3,326 | 0.6% |
| 9 | ISHWAR | IND | 2,795 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MANOJ KUMAR | JP | 2,742 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NATNESHWAR | IND | 2,428 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RADHA KRISHAN MALL | AD | 2,099 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAMA KANT PANDEY | IND | 2,069 | 0.4% |
| 14 | MEHNAJ | BKD(J) | 2,005 | 0.4% |
| 15 | RAMA KANT YADAV | IND | 1,773 | 0.3% |
| 16 | AJAY PRATAP MALL | IND | 1,754 | 0.3% |
| 17 | ALTAF HUSSAIN | AIIC(T) | 1,539 | 0.3% |
| 18 | VIJAY PAL | IND | 1,192 | 0.2% |
| 19 | PREM PRAKASH | IND | 1,058 | 0.2% |
| 20 | NEHRU LAL | IND | 961 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SABHA PATTI | 747 | 0.1% | |
| 22 | ANIL PANDEY | IND | 658 | 0.1% |
| 23 | AVID | IND | 575 | 0.1% |
| 24 | DINESH | IND | 575 | 0.1% |
| 25 | GANESH PRASAD | IND | 511 | 0.1% |
| 26 | YUSUF | IND | 431 | 0.1% |
| 27 | DURGAWATI | IND | 414 | 0.1% |
| 28 | VIJAY NARAIN | IND | 408 | 0.1% |
| 29 | SUNIL KUMAR SRIVASTAV | IND | 401 | 0.1% |
| 30 | ZUHOORUL HASAN | IND | 348 | 0.1% |
| 31 | JAGAD GURU DHARMACHARYA | IND | 347 | 0.1% |
| 32 | MOHD. MOGANI | IND | 311 | 0.1% |
| 33 | VIJAY GUPTA | IND | 274 | 0.1% |
| 34 | TRIVENI GANDHI | IND | 150 | 0.0% |
| 35 | ANIL TRIPATHI | ABBP | 124 | 0.0% |
| 36 | SURENDRA SINGH | IND | 122 | 0.0% |
| 37 | GUPTTAR PATEL | IND | 69 | 0.0% |
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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.1% · max 56.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
50th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
21st of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.2%SP 32.1%BSP 15.2%OTH 10.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,97,117
Density
856 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,436 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity37.2%
Sanitation16.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate71.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Iron and Steel Fabrication🏺Moonj products
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Large dih called Majhangaon with brick towers on the four corners.
🏛️MonumentASI
Large dih called Majhangaon with brick towers on the four corners.
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