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Uttar Pradesh · PC 67 · 2009Reserved (SC)

Bansgaon

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

KAMLESH PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.4%BSP 26.2%13 others 39.4%
Votes
2,23,011
34.4% share
Winning margin
52,787
8.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,49,227
Candidates
15
Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMLESH PASWAN
NDA (NDA)
2,23,01134.4%
2
SHREE NATH JI
1,70,22426.2%
3
SHARADA DEVI
1,13,17017.4%
4
MAHA BEER PRASAD
UPA
76,43211.8%
5
RAMA SHANKER
PECP
17,7922.7%
6
VINAI KUMAR
IND
12,1891.9%
7
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
5,4810.8%
8
RAM PRAVESH PRASAD
EKSP
5,3080.8%
9
KU. KUNJAWATI
IND
4,6330.7%
10
RAMA PASWAN
IND
4,3700.7%
11
CHANDRIKA
RJPK
4,3330.7%
12
RAMKAWAL
IND
3,8770.6%
13
RAMSAKAL
IND
3,3930.5%
14
HARILAL
BUM
3,0110.5%
15
RADHEYSHYAM
IND
2,0030.3%

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.2% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
74th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.4%BSP 26.2%SP 17.4%INC 11.8%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments
An Inscribed stone pillar

An Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

An Inscribed stone pillar

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Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

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High square shaped mound

🏛️MonumentASI

High square shaped mound

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Inscribed monolith

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed monolith

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Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

🏛️MonumentASI

Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

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Two ruined temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Two ruined temples

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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