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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1980

Gorakhpur

Winner — 1980

SUNIL SHASTRI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.4%BJP 29.4%19 others 31.2%
Votes
21,056
39.4% share
Winning margin
5,328
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
41.7%
of 1,28,392

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL SHASTRI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,05639.4%
2
HARISH CHANDRA (HARISHJI)
BJP
15,72829.4%
3
SARDAR RATTAN SINGH
8,46015.8%
4
JAGDISH PRASAD GAUR
Left
2,2304.2%
5
DASHARATH TRIPATHI
JNP(SC)
1,6593.1%
6
SATYA NARAIN
JNP(SR)
9691.8%
7
GOMTI PRASAD VAIDYA
IND
6911.3%
8
ARUN KUMAR
JNP(JP)
6101.1%
9
MISBAHUDDIN WARSI
IND
4180.8%
10
RAJENDRA KUMAR RAI
IND
3150.6%
11
YOGENDRA KUMAR THAKUR
IND
2980.6%
12
RAMESH SHAHI
IND
1690.3%
13
PRADEEP KUMAR CHATTERJI
IND
1480.3%
14
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
1340.3%
15
RAM KAWAL PRASAD
SSD
1250.2%
16
SHAKEEL AHMAD
IND
1160.2%
17
AUSAF AHMAD SIDDIQI
IND
1120.2%
18
AYODHYA PRASAD TRIPATHI
IND
760.1%
19
YOGENDRA SINGH
IND
760.1%
20
RAM KANT SHUKLA
IND
600.1%
21
H. K. ANJUM
IND
420.1%

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 (289th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
289th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.4%BJP 29.4%INC(U) 15.8%OTH 15.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Iron and Steel Fabrication🏺Moonj products
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A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

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A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

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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