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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1980
Gangapur
Winner — 1980
DHANESHWRI DEVI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 26.9%CPM 25.8%9 others 47.3%
Votes
18,817
26.9% share
Winning margin
813
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
46.5%
of 1,50,192
Gangapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 813 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANESHWRI DEVI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,817 | 26.9% |
| 2 | RAJ KISHORE | Left | 18,004 | 25.8% |
| 3 | SHIV SHANKER | JNP(SR) | 11,548 | 16.5% |
| 4 | BALDEV | JNP(SC) | 7,938 | 11.4% |
| 5 | JAWAHAR LAL VERMA | 6,569 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | SURESH SINGH GAUTAM | BJP | 2,876 | 4.1% |
| 7 | IKBAL AHMAD ANSARI | IND | 1,384 | 2.0% |
| 8 | LALJI GUPTA | IND | 1,015 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAM CHANDER | IND | 661 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BHRIGUNATH | IND | 625 | 0.9% |
| 11 | RAM KISHUN | IND | 452 | 0.7% |
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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.
Low turnout (349th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.2% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
349th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
40th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 26.9%CPM 25.8%JNP(SR) 16.5%JNP(SC) 11.4%INC(U) 9.4%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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