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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 301 · 1951

Gorakhpur Central

Winner — 1951

ISTAFA HUSSAIN
INC 63.9%IND 19.4%4 others 16.7%
Votes
24,585
63.9% share
Winning margin
17,117
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.8%
of 80,608

Gorakhpur Central is a safe seat — ISTAFA HUSSAIN won by 44.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ISTAFA HUSSAIN
24,58563.9%
2
RAM LAKHAN CHAND
IND
7,46819.4%
3
BINDESHWARI NARAIN CHAND
KMPP
2,7627.2%
4
ZAMIN ALI
1,7594.6%
5
KUMARI SHAKUNTLA BANSAL
1,3373.5%
6
PATESHWARI
IND
5871.5%

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.

Low turnout (365th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.2% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
365th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.9%IND 19.4%KMPP 7.2%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,33,919
Density
858 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,003 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 79.8%Muslim 19.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.1%
Electricity19.4%
Sanitation12.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.8%
Children fully vaccinated59.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel56.2%
Health insurance13.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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