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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1980
Gonda
Winner — 1980
RAGHU RAJ PRASAD UPADHAYA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.8%INC(U) 19.7%9 others 40.5%
Votes
19,202
39.8% share
Winning margin
9,689
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
36.1%
of 1,33,481
Gonda is a safe seat — RAGHU RAJ PRASAD UPADHAYA won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHU RAJ PRASAD UPADHAYA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,202 | 39.8% |
| 2 | FAZLUL BARI ALIAS BANNEY BHAI | 9,513 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | VISHNU PRATAP SINGH | JNP(SC) | 7,555 | 15.7% |
| 4 | VISHUN PAL SINGH | BJP | 6,133 | 12.7% |
| 5 | SHRIMAN NARAIN | Left | 2,288 | 4.7% |
| 6 | SHANTI SAWROOP SHUKLA | IND | 1,252 | 2.6% |
| 7 | NARENDRA KUMAR SHUKLA | IND | 757 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SATYA NARAIN SOMANI | JNP(SR) | 598 | 1.2% |
| 9 | LALLAN PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 518 | 1.1% |
| 10 | ADIT PRASAD DIXIT | IND | 240 | 0.5% |
| 11 | GOVIND SARAN | IND | 192 | 0.4% |
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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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
231st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.8%INC(U) 19.7%JNP(SC) 15.7%BJP 12.7%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%
What's nearby?
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