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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1974

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Winner — 1974

GOPAL DATT OJHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.8%BJS 34.1%3 others 22.0%
Votes
16,483
43.8% share
Winning margin
3,641
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.7%
of 1,02,498

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL DATT OJHA
Congress (R)
16,48343.8%
2
GOVIND SINGH
Grand Alliance
12,84234.1%
3
KALU RAM
IND
4,34011.5%
4
DHARAM SINGH CHAUHAN
3,2198.6%
5
MANOHAR PRASAD
IND
7341.9%

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 (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
3rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
395th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
400th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%BJS 34.1%IND 11.5%NCO 8.6%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,43,512
Density
1034 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,008 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.5%Muslim 41.3%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.8%
Electricity54.0%
Sanitation66.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
🏛️

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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