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Uttar Pradesh · PC 38 · 1970 by-election
Gorakhpur
Winner — 1970 by-election
A.NATH
Independent
IND 48.3%NCJ 31.4%2 others 20.3%
Votes
57,001
48.3% share
Winning margin
19,937
16.9% of votes
Total votes cast
1,17,996
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.NATH | IND | 57,001 | 48.3% |
| 2 | B.CHATURVEDI | NCJ | 37,064 | 31.4% |
| 3 | JANARDAN | 16,243 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | S.L.SAKSENA | IND | 7,688 | 6.5% |
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.
Average turnout (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.1% · max 56.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
50th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
21st of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.3%NCJ 31.4%PSP 13.8%IND 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Iron and Steel Fabrication🏺Moonj products
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Large dih called Majhangaon with brick towers on the four corners.
🏛️MonumentASI
Large dih called Majhangaon with brick towers on the four corners.
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.