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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 190 · 1969
Gorakhpur
Winner — 1969
RAM LAL BHAI
INC· INC
INC 33.0%BJS 32.5%7 others 34.5%
Votes
16,959
33.0% share
Winning margin
297
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.1%
of 93,098
Gorakhpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 297 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAL BHAI | INC | 16,959 | 33.0% |
| 2 | UDAI PRATAP DUBE | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 16,662 | 32.5% |
| 3 | RATAN SINGH | USP | 11,890 | 23.2% |
| 4 | ZAMIN ALI | Left | 2,387 | 4.7% |
| 5 | CHANDRAKANT SHANTARAM | 1,071 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | GOPPO LAL | 946 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | HAIDER ALI | Samyukta Socialist Party | 724 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SATYA NARAIN SINGH | MAP | 371 | 0.7% |
| 9 | KESHAVA SINGH | SOC | 329 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (313th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.6% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
313th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.0%BJS 32.5%USP 23.2%OTH 11.4%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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