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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1985

Gorakhpur

Winner — 1985

SUNIL SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 53.1%BJP 31.4%19 others 15.5%
Votes
27,051
53.1% share
Winning margin
11,053
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
37.2%
of 1,37,133

Gorakhpur is a safe seat — SUNIL SHASTRI won by 21.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL SHASTRI
INC
27,05153.1%
2
AWADHESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
BJP
15,99831.4%
3
ADIL AHMAD
ICJ
1,7093.4%
4
SADIK ALI
IND
1,1202.2%
5
ANAND
Lok Dal
8791.7%
6
BANARSI PRASAD PATHAK
IND
8131.6%
7
ARUN KUMAR
Janata
7511.5%
8
SAYED
IND
5261.0%
9
ASHASHWAR NATH MISRA
IND
4891.0%
10
SHRI KRISHNA MAURYA
4210.8%
11
RAM SURAT
IND
1850.4%
12
GORAKH KUMAR GUPTA
IND
1500.3%
13
RAJENDRA PRASAD
IND
1490.3%
14
JAMAL
IND
1440.3%
15
SUSHIL KUMAR VARMA
IND
1420.3%
16
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
1180.2%
17
RAM SHANKAR NANGALIA
IND
890.2%
18
RADHA KRISHNA MALL
IND
830.2%
19
PAVHARI SHARAN TRIPATHI
IND
740.1%
20
BHAGWAN DEI
IND
490.1%
21
RAJ KUMAR 'MAYANK ' URF LALLU
IND
300.1%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.7%
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 53.1%BJP 31.4%OTH 15.5%

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,

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