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Winner — 1995

INDRA DEV PRASAD
JD· Janata Dal
JD 57.0%INC 15.3%18 others 27.6%
Votes
55,640
57.0% share
Winning margin
40,668
41.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,59,294

Goreakothi is a safe seat — INDRA DEV PRASAD won by 41.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
INDRA DEV PRASAD
Janata Dal
55,64057.0%
2
BHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH (ALIAS CHUNNU BABU)
INC
14,97215.3%
3
YOG MAYA
BJP
8,0448.3%
4
MD. ALI IMAM
6,0016.2%
5
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,5164.6%
6
NEYAZUDDIN KHAN
3,3973.5%
7
ASHOK SAH
IND
7650.8%
8
RAJ KISHORE SINGH
SJP(R)
6960.7%
9
RAJENDRA CHOUDHARY
Samajwadi Party
5410.6%
10
A. HAMID
BPP
4320.4%
11
VALESHWAR SINGH
3780.4%
12
MD. ISRAYEL ANSARI
IND
3600.4%
13
DEVENDRA MOHAN
IND
3290.3%
14
PARSURAM MISHRA
IND
2770.3%
15
PRADUMAN SINGH
IND
2470.3%
16
JIV BAHADUR SINGH
IND
2350.2%
17
SHAKAR SINGH
IND
2240.2%
18
HARICHARAN SINGH
IND
2000.2%
19
HRIDYANAND SINGH
IND
1820.2%
20
HASMUDDIN KHAN
IND
1080.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
41.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 57.0%INC 15.3%BJP 8.3%SAP 6.2%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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