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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1980

Ghazipur

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Winner — 1980

RAM NARAIN
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 32.1%INC(I) 25.1%10 others 42.8%
Votes
22,163
32.1% share
Winning margin
4,836
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.7%
of 1,41,751

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAIN
JNP(SC)
22,16332.1%
2
MOHD. TAUFIQ KHAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
17,32725.1%
3
MOHIUDDIN ANSARI
CPI
Left
8,96913.0%
4
SHRINARAIN
INC(U)
6,8089.9%
5
BACHHAN SINGH
BJP
BJP
4,9827.2%
6
KALI CHARAN
JNP(JP)
3,6285.3%
7
PRABHA CHAND
IND
2,0062.9%
8
MOHD. KASIM
JNP(SR)
8141.2%
9
SHYAM SUNDAR
IND
7681.1%
10
GANPATI PRAKASH
IND
6611.0%
11
PYARE MOHAN
IND
4880.7%
12
BANKEY TEWARI
IND
4570.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (206th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.7% · max 19.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
206th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 32.1%INC(I) 25.1%CPI 13.0%INC(U) 9.9%BJP 7.2%JNP(JP) 5.3%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,99,410
Density
408 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,408 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.0%Muslim 8.8%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.1%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation28.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Children underweight (under 5)49.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.2%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance13.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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