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Uttar Pradesh · PC 59 · 2009
Gonda
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
BENI PRASAD VERMA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 25.7%BSP 21.8%23 others 52.5%
Votes
1,55,675
25.7% share
Winning margin
23,675
3.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,05,243
Candidates
25
Seat history
2 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENI PRASAD VERMA | UPA (UPA) | 1,55,675 | 25.7% |
| 2 | KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH (RAJA BHAIYA) | 1,32,000 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | RAM PRATAP SINGH | NDA | 90,498 | 14.9% |
| 4 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH ALIAS PANDIT SINGH | 88,558 | 14.6% | |
| 5 | ASHIQ ALI | PECP | 73,235 | 12.1% |
| 6 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 7,297 | 1.2% |
| 7 | DR ACHYUTA NAND DUBEY | UPA | 6,278 | 1.0% |
| 8 | NARENDRA SINGH | IND | 5,484 | 0.9% |
| 9 | PREM KUMAR | SBSP | 5,213 | 0.9% |
| 10 | OM PRAKASH SINGH | JPS | 4,256 | 0.7% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | ANC | 4,192 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ANURADHA PATEL | IND | 3,828 | 0.6% |
| 13 | AKHILENDRA KUMAR PATHAK | IND | 3,383 | 0.6% |
| 14 | SATYA PRAKASH | IND | 3,027 | 0.5% |
| 15 | RADHEY SHYAM | IND | 2,775 | 0.5% |
| 16 | RAM LOCHAN | ABHM | 2,485 | 0.4% |
| 17 | HARSH VARDHAN PANDEY | LD | 2,436 | 0.4% |
| 18 | BAIJNATH | IND | 2,330 | 0.4% |
| 19 | VIDYA SAGAR | AD | 2,161 | 0.4% |
| 20 | GANGA DHAR SHUKLA | IND | 2,133 | 0.3% |
| 21 | DEEPAK | IND | 2,005 | 0.3% |
| 22 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 1,780 | 0.3% |
| 23 | RAM KEWAL | VAJP | 1,550 | 0.3% |
| 24 | RAM LAKHAN | IND | 1,515 | 0.3% |
| 25 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 1,149 | 0.2% |
Low turnout (75th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
75th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
15th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.7%BSP 21.8%BJP 14.9%SP 14.6%PECP 12.1%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/25
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)
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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.