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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 292 · 2017

Gainsari

Winner — 2017

SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.4%BSP 27.2%13 others 44.4%
Votes
55,716
28.4% share
Winning margin
2,303
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.1%
of 3,49,774

Gainsari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,303 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
55,71628.4%
2
ALAUDDIN
BSP
53,41327.2%
3
DR.SHIV PRATAP YADAV
46,37823.6%
4
ANURAG
IND
27,65214.1%
5
MANJOOR ALAM KHAN
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
3,1601.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9141.0%
7
SWAYAMBAR PRASAD
NINSHAD
1,6520.8%
8
RAM NIWAS
IND
1,1790.6%
9
SAJJAD HUSAIN
RLD
1,1540.6%
10
A WAHID
IND
9250.5%
11
RAM DULARE
IND
8150.4%
12
NAND KUMAR PANDEY
IND
6460.3%
13
MUSTAFA KHAN
IND
6130.3%
14
MUKTIYAR
BSRD
4840.3%
15
MAHESH KUMAR
IND
4020.2%

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

Low turnout (385th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.2% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
385th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
79th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.4%BSP 27.2%SP 23.6%IND 14.1%OTH 5.6%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,48,665
Density
642 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,349 km²
SC population12.9%
ST population1.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.0%Muslim 37.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated57.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.7%
Women literate43.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.6%
Health insurance13.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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