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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2017

Gauriganj

Winner — 2017

RAKESH PRATAP SINGH
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 38.8%INC 25.6%18 others 35.6%
Votes
77,915
38.8% share
Winning margin
26,419
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
59.9%
of 3,35,745

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history

2 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH PRATAP SINGH
SP-Congress Alliance
77,91538.8%
2
MOHAMMAD NAYEEM
51,49625.6%
3
VIJAY KISHOR
BSP
33,84816.8%
4
UMA SHANKAR PANDEY
NDA
23,64211.8%
5
RAVINDRA KUMAR
RLD
1,8760.9%
6
RAM ACHAL
IND
1,7500.9%
7
MO. HASSAN LAHRI
SARSAMP
1,5470.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1550.6%
9
MO. MASOOM
IND
1,0170.5%
10
SHRIRAM BAURASI
IND
9750.5%
11
HARISHCHANDRA
MWSP
9010.5%
12
DINESH SHUKLA
AVIRP
8000.4%
13
VINOD KUMAR MAURYA
BMUP
6240.3%
14
KANS RAJ
KTKD
5930.3%
15
JAGPAT LAL
IND
5570.3%
16
DR. BAJRANG BAHADUR SINGH
LD
5410.3%
17
SHARAD KUMAR PANDEY
IND
5380.3%
18
HARI BAKSA
IND
5290.3%
19
RAM BHAWAN
MANPA
4240.2%
20
MAHADEV PRASAD
VP
3200.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (289th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.1%
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
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 38.8%INC 25.6%BSP 16.8%BJP 11.8%OTH 6.5%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 Cr

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.

🏛️MonumentASI

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,

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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