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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1962
Bhojipura
Winner — 1962
HARISH KUMAR GANGWAR
BJS 28.6%INC 26.6%4 others 44.8%
Votes
10,378
28.6% share
Winning margin
695
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.0%
of 74,233
Bhojipura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 695 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH KUMAR GANGWAR | 10,378 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | BABU RAM | INC | 9,683 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SIKANDAR KHAN | IND | 6,533 | 18.0% |
| 4 | JAI DEVA ALIAS BHADDERSEN | Praja Socialist Party | 5,933 | 16.3% |
| 5 | CHET RAM | IND | 2,174 | 6.0% |
| 6 | KHUB CHAND | SOC | 1,634 | 4.5% |
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.
High turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
50th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
345th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
396th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 28.6%INC 26.6%IND 18.0%PSP 16.3%IND 6.0%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,03,048
Density
986 / km²
Sex ratio
861 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,321 km²
SC population11.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%HINDU
Hindu 70.4%Muslim 28.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.8%
Electricity57.5%
Sanitation64.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.3%
Women literate76.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.5%
Health insurance12.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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