Uttar Pradesh · PC 67 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Bansgaon

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Kamlesh Paswan

BJP· NDA (NDA)

BJP 56.4%BSP 40.6%3 others 3.0%

Votes

5,46,673

56.4% share

Winning margin

1,53,468

15.8% of votes

Total votes cast

9,69,136

Candidates

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

5 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
1	Kamlesh Paswan	BJP NDA (NDA)	5,46,673	56.4%
2	Sadal Prasad	BSP SP-BSP-RLD alliance (popularly 'Mahagathbandhan'/'Gathbandhan'), UP 2019	3,93,205	40.6%
—	NOTA	NOTA	14,093	1.4%
4	Surendra Prasad	PSPL	8,717	0.9%
5	Lalchand Prasad	IND	6,448	0.7%

The Record The Place The State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

15.8%

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 56.4%BSP 40.6%OTH 1.6%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 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

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Ancient Site

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata

📍Google Maps OSM

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Ancient site covered with mounds of brick ruins and containing an ancient masonry well

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata

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An Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

An Inscribed stone pillar

📍Google Maps OSM

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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

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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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