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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1974
Bhojipura
Winner — 1974
HARISH KUMAR GANGWAR
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 33.9%NCO 32.5%8 others 33.6%
Votes
22,749
33.9% share
Winning margin
939
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,06,083
Bhojipura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 939 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH KUMAR GANGWAR | Grand Alliance | 22,749 | 33.9% |
| 2 | RAHMAT ALI KHAN | 21,810 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | Congress (R) | 13,760 | 20.5% |
| 4 | PURAN CHAND JHINGAN | IND | 1,756 | 2.6% |
| 5 | MOHAN LAL | 1,589 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | CHUNI LAL |  FBL | 1,366 | 2.0% |
| 7 | KHARAG DAYAL SARAN | IND | 1,306 | 1.9% |
| 8 | SOHAN LAL | 1,196 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | RAM SWAROOP | Grand Alliance | 909 | 1.4% |
| 10 | KEWAL RAM VERMA | Grand Alliance | 697 | 1.0% |
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 (230th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.0% · max 55.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
230th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
385th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
297th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 33.9%NCO 32.5%INC 20.5%OTH 13.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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