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Uttar Pradesh · PC 78 · 2009

Bhadohi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

GORAKHNATH
BSP· BSP
BSP 29.7%SP 27.8%11 others 42.5%
Votes
1,95,808
29.7% share
Winning margin
12,963
2.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,58,685
Candidates
13
Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GORAKHNATH
BSP
BSP
1,95,80829.7%
2
CHHOTELAL BIND
SP
1,82,84527.8%
3
SURYMANI TIWARI
INC
UPA
93,35114.2%
4
RAMRATEE BIND
AD
83,94412.7%
5
DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY
BJP
NDA
57,6728.8%
6
TEJ BAHADUR YADAV ADVOCATE
IND
14,2242.2%
7
DR. AKHILESH KUMAR DWIVEDI
NCP
UPA
8,8041.3%
8
SHAHID
PMSP
5,6150.8%
9
GAURISHANKAR
IND
3,7340.6%
10
NANDLAL
VP
3,6420.6%
11
JEETENDRA
IND
3,5240.5%
12
JAJ LAL
RKSP
3,3620.5%
13
THAKUR SANTOSH KUMAR
RDMP
2,1600.3%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 52.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
66th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
10th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 29.7%SP 27.8%INC 14.2%AD 12.7%BJP 8.8%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,78,213
Density
1555 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,015 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.1%

Figures are for Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.3%
Electricity37.9%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel39.9%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handmade carpet of Bhadohi
🏛️

British Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

British Cemetery

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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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