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Uttar Pradesh · PC 64 · 2018 by-election
Gorakhpur
Winner — 2018 by-election
Pravin Kumar Nishad
SP 48.9%BJP 46.5%9 others 4.6%
Votes
4,56,589
48.9% share
Winning margin
21,801
2.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,34,320
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pravin Kumar Nishad | 4,56,589 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Upendra Dutt Shukla | 4,34,788 | 46.5% | |
| 3 | Dr. Surheeta Kareem | 18,872 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | NOTA | — | 8,331 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Sarvan Kumar Nishad | IND | 3,254 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Awadhesh Nishad | Bahujan Mukt Party | 2,833 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Malti Devi | IND | 2,427 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Radhe Shyam Sehra | IND | 2,003 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Vijay Kumar Rai | IND | 1,822 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Narendra Kumar Mahantha | IND | 1,721 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Girisnarayan Pande | SABHP | 1,680 | 0.2% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
57th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
40th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 48.9%BJP 46.5%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments
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Large and high mound, the ruins of the ancient Domangarh
🏛️MonumentASI
Large and high mound, the ruins of the ancient Domangarh
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.