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Uttar Pradesh · PC 59 · 1951

Gorakhpur District (North)

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

HARI SHANKER PRASAD
INC 55.9%KMPP 27.0%2 others 17.0%
Votes
67,341
55.9% share
Winning margin
34,810
28.9% of votes
Total votes cast
1,20,382
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI SHANKER PRASAD
67,34155.9%
2
SHIBBAN LAL SAKSENA
KMPP
32,53127.0%
3
KRISHNA MURARI MISRA
12,67110.5%
4
IQBAL HUSAIN
7,8396.5%

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 (75th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.0% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
75th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
15th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%KMPP 27.0%BJS 10.5%SP 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,33,919
Density
858 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,003 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Gonda, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 79.8%Muslim 19.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.1%
Electricity19.4%
Sanitation12.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.8%
Children fully vaccinated59.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel56.2%
Health insurance13.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)
🏛️

A mound, Pachran, Tehsil – Gonda

🏛️MonumentASI

A mound

🏛️

Mound covered with bricks with the ruins of the temple of Asokanath Mahadeva.

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound covered with bricks with the ruins of the temple of Asokanath Mahadeva.

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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