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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1985
Gangapur
Winner — 1985
RAJKISHORE
CPM· Left
CPM 29.4%INC 26.0%15 others 44.6%
Votes
23,335
29.4% share
Winning margin
2,714
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
46.4%
of 1,70,961
A closely fought contest. RAJKISHORE won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJKISHORE | Left | 23,335 | 29.4% |
| 2 | DHANESHWARI DEVI | INC | 20,621 | 26.0% |
| 3 | SHIVASHANKAR | IND | 9,499 | 12.0% |
| 4 | JAWAHAR LAL VERMA | ICJ | 7,192 | 9.1% |
| 5 | LOK NATH | Lok Dal | 4,415 | 5.6% |
| 6 | TEJ BAHDUR | BJP | 3,211 | 4.0% |
| 7 | JAGAR NATH URF LALIT SINGH | IND | 2,942 | 3.7% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA PRASAD | ICS | 2,931 | 3.7% |
| 9 | RAMESH CHAND | IND | 1,262 | 1.6% |
| 10 | NAND LAL | IND | 1,044 | 1.3% |
| 11 | DEVRI | IND | 651 | 0.8% |
| 12 | A. CHHAIVAR NATH PANDEY | Janata | 508 | 0.6% |
| 13 | THAKUR PRASAD PANDEY | IND | 444 | 0.6% |
| 14 | RAM KISHUN | IND | 394 | 0.5% |
| 15 | BADRI | 392 | 0.5% | |
| 16 | RAM HARAKH CHANDAN | IND | 290 | 0.4% |
| 17 | SHETLA | IND | 204 | 0.3% |
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
safe3.4%
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
CPM 29.4%INC 26.0%IND 12.0%ICJ 9.1%LKD 5.6%OTH 18.0%
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
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