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Uttar Pradesh · PC 38 · 1980
Gorakhpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
HARI KESH BAHADUR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.8%JNP(S) 27.9%10 others 39.2%
Votes
1,08,796
33.5% share
Winning margin
16,141
5.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,31,565
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI KESH BAHADUR |  INC(I) | 1,08,796 | 33.5% |
| 2 | DEEP NARAIN YADAV | JNP(S) | 92,655 | 28.5% |
| 3 | RAM KARAN SINGH | 83,142 | 25.6% | |
| 4 | SHAUKAT ALI | IND | 10,344 | 3.2% |
| 5 | PURSHOTAM URF SWAMI PURSHOTMA NAND | IND | 8,878 | 2.7% |
| 6 | BAIJ NATH TRIPATHI | IND | 4,461 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAMA KANT PANDEY | IND | 4,217 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RAMJI PRASAD VERMA | IND | 3,455 | 1.1% |
| 9 | GURU SEWAK GURU PRASAD TRIPATHI | IND | 2,502 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SANT KUMAR | IND | 2,235 | 0.7% |
| 11 | SURESH CHANDRA BHARGAVA | IND | 2,144 | 0.7% |
| 12 | KRISHNA CHANDRA CHATURVEDI | IND | 2,081 | 0.6% |
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
lean5.0%
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
INC(I) 33.5%JNP(S) 28.5%JNP 25.6%OTH 12.4%
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.