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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2005 by-elections

Aurai

Winner — 2005 by-elections

Rangnath Mishra
BSP 42.0%SP 38.4%13 others 19.6%
Votes
64,982
42.0% share
Winning margin
5,530
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
15

A closely fought contest. Rangnath Mishra won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rangnath Mishra
64,98242.0%
2
Rita Singh
59,45238.4%
3
Ramdhani Maurya
9,2066.0%
4
Lal Chandra
AD
6,7934.4%
5
Yogesh Chandra
4,6453.0%
6
Premchand
PMSP
3,1982.1%
7
Aziz Ahmad
IND
1,5711.0%
8
Surya Prakash
IND
1,4380.9%
9
Vinod
IND
1,2270.8%
10
Vinay Kumar
IND
5170.3%
11
Sharda
IND
4550.3%
12
Kripa Shankar
IND
3600.2%
13
Rajesh Kumar Singh
IND
3370.2%
14
Ajay Kumar Singh
IND
2810.2%
15
Kalpanath
IND
2530.2%

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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
122nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
58th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 42.0%SP 38.4%BJP 6.0%OTH 13.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,75,958
Density
279 / km²
Sex ratio
878 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population25.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.0%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)37.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Women literate62.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance18.2%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gaura Stone Craft
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Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

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Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

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Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

🏛️MonumentASI

Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

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Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

🏛️MonumentASI

Four Chandel temples & small Masonry tank,

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Large Chandel tank on the embankment of which stands a large ruined temple of the earliest Chandel…

🏛️MonumentASI

Large Chandel tank on the embankment of which stands a large ruined temple of the earliest Chandel type,

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Large Tank,

🏛️MonumentASI

Large Tank,

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Old well with an inscription of Samvat 755,

🏛️MonumentASI

Old well with an inscription of Samvat 755,

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Ruins of a palace on a hill,

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of a palace on a hill,

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Ruins of two granite temples,

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of two granite temples,

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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