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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2002

Gorakhpur

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Winner — 2002

DR.RADHA MOHAN DAS AGRAWAL
ABHM· ABHM
ABHM 39.3%SP 20.6%16 others 40.1%
Votes
38,830
39.3% share
Winning margin
18,448
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
33.1%
of 2,98,906

Gorakhpur is a safe seat — DR.RADHA MOHAN DAS AGRAWAL won by 18.7%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1996 vs 2002

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR.RADHA MOHAN DAS AGRAWAL
ABHM
ABHM
38,83039.3%
2
PRAMOD KUMAR TEKRIWAL
SP
Samajwadi Party
20,38220.6%
3
SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA
BJP
NDA
14,50914.7%
4
ASHOK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
BSP
BSP
14,12414.3%
5
KRISHNAPAL (K.P. SINGH)
INC
INC
3,8433.9%
6
SHUABE SIMNANI
NLP
2,9363.0%
7
RAVINDRA KUMAR
IND
7430.8%
8
KUMARI TRIPTI LAL
IND
6870.7%
9
DR.RAMAYAN SHARMA
AD
4970.5%
10
RAMESH KUMAR PANDEY
IND
3870.4%
11
MANJU SINGHANIA
RTKP
3000.3%
12
PARAS
IND
2680.3%
13
RANJEET BAHADUR
IND
2630.3%
14
SWAMI NATH
IND
2500.3%
15
MATA PRASAD DUBEY
IND
2450.3%
16
DILIP KUMAR
IND
2430.3%
17
PRABHUCHAND
LPSP
1660.2%
18
PREETPAL SINGH
RJD
RJD
1590.2%

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

High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
24th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
167th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ABHM 39.3%SP 20.6%BJP 14.7%BSP 14.3%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,89,838
Density
1816 / km²
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,528 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.1%Muslim 21.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.0%
Electricity70.8%
Sanitation65.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.8%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lucknow Chikan Craft & Lucknow Zardozi
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Mounds covered with bricks,

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Mounds covered with bricks,

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